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Verbs (29)

v. prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

v. 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"

extend, offer

v. make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

carry, extend

v. continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

extend, stretch

v. 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"

stretch, extend

v. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

cover, continue, extend

v. 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"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

extend, poke out, reach out

v. reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

run, go, pass, lead, extend

v. 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 extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth

v. thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

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Fuzzynyms (210)

widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

stretch

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

stretch, extend

v. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

extend, stretch

v. 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"

inflate

v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"

blow up, enlarge, magnify

v. make large; "blow up an image"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

augment

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

develop

v. make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"

refine

v. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"

regenerate, renew

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

recondition

v. bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

rejuvenate

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

stay, remain, rest

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise

v. make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"

deify

v. exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"

exalt

v. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

preserve, keep

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

stretch, extend

v. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

extend, stretch

v. 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"

inflate

v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"

blow up, enlarge, magnify

v. make large; "blow up an image"

extend

v. prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

augment

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

rarefy, attenuate

v. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut

v. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

magnify, amplify

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

stretch

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

expand

v. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"

intensify

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

heighten, rise

v. become more extreme; "The tension heightened"

recondition

v. bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

rejuvenate

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

stay, remain, rest

provide, supply, ply, cater

v. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

contribute, give, chip in, kick in

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

supply, provide, render, furnish

v. give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

render, return

v. give back; "render money"

enlarge

v. make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"

proceed, go forward, continue

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

reach, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

run, go, pass, lead, extend

pop

v. burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"

unfold, spread, spread out, open

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

spread

v. cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

distend

v. cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"

swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

go around, spread, circulate

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

extend, poke out, reach out

v. reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

overwork, exploit

v. work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out

v. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

stretch, extend

v. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

extend

v. prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

draw

v. bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"

inflate

v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

stretch

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

extend

v. prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

extend, stretch

v. 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"

embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover

v. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

front, look, face

v. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

unfold, spread, spread out, open

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

inflate

v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"

widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

reach, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

range, straddle

v. range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"

embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover

spread, overspread

v. spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

proceed, go forward, continue

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

stretch

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

reach, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

dominate, command, overlook, overtop

v. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

reign

v. have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

govern, rule

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

project

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

lie

v. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

falsify, distort, garble, warp

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

color, colour, distort

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

deform, distort, strain

v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

relax, unbend

v. make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

loosen, relax, loose

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed

v. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

Synonyms (9)

range, straddle

v. range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"

reach, extend to, touch

v. to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

lodge, wedge, stick, deposit

v. put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

Antonyms (7)

shorten

v. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"

end, terminate

v. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

kill

v. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

extend

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