Ex*tend" (&ebreve;ks*t&ebreve;nd"),
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extended; p.
pr. & vb. n. Extending.]
[L. extendere, extentum, extensum;
ex out + tendere to stretch. See Trend.]
1. To stretch out; to prolong in
space; to carry forward or continue in length; as,
to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.
Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge.
Locke.
2. To enlarge, as a
surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
3. To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a
season of trial.
4. To hold out or reach forth, as the
arm or hand.
His
helpless hand extend.
Dryden.
5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to
extend sympathy to the suffering.
6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating
additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham.
7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
Extended letter (Typog.), a
letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual
for a letter or type of the same height.
&fist; This is extended type.
Syn. -- To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See Increase.
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