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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

His helpless hand extend. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This is extended type.

Syn. -- To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See Increase. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Displaced. Ogilvie. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an extended manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Capable of being extended, susceptible of being stretched, extended, enlarged, widened, or expanded. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Liable to be taken by a writ of extent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Unlimited extension. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An . . . extendlessness of excursions. Sir. M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. extensus, p. p. See Extend, v. t. ] Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men and gods are too extense;
Could you slacken and condense? Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being extensible; the capacity of being extended; as, the extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. extensible. See Extend. ] Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible. “An extensible membrane” Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Extensibility. [ 1913 Webster ]