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extend
A	verb
	1	stretch, extend
			extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚affect ╚tense; strain; tense up ╚stretch, extend ╚crane; stretch out ╚spread-eagle
	2	exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
			thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚gesticulate; gesture; motion ╚exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth ╚hyperextend
	3	extend, stretch
			increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚increase ╚extend, stretch
	4	carry, extend
			continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
		Category Tree: be ╚continue ╚carry, extend
	5	prolong, protract, extend, draw out
			lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚increase ╚lengthen ╚prolong, protract, extend, draw out ╚spin; spin out ╚temporize; temporise ╚extend
	6	extend
			prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚increase ╚lengthen ╚prolong; protract; extend; draw out ╚extend
	7	widen, broaden, extend
			extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚increase ╚widen, broaden, extend ╚stretch ╚globalize; globalise ╚territorialize; territorialise ╚broaden
	8	extend, expand
			expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚extend, expand
	9	strain, extend
			use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
		Category Tree: use; utilize; utilise; apply; employ ╚strain, extend ╚tax; task ╚overstrain; overextend
	10	extend
			open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚straighten; straighten out ╚extend
	11	gallop, extend
			cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚ride; sit ╚gallop, extend
	12	unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
			extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
		Category Tree: change ╚change shape; change form; deform ╚unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
	13	offer, extend
			offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚give; pay ╚offer, extend
	14	extend, offer
			make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚extend, offer
	15	run, go, pass, lead, extend
			stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts ext
		Category Tree: be ╚run, go, pass, lead, extend ╚go far; go deep ╚radiate; ray ╚come
	16	cover, extend
			span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"
		Category Tree: be ╚cover, extend ╚dot; stud; constellate ╚ridge ╚spread; overspread ╚overlap ╚sweep ╚cross; traverse; span; sweep
	17	extend, poke out, reach out
			reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
		Category Tree: be ╚extend, poke out, reach out

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