verb
definition
To increase in extent.
definition
To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
example
The desert extended for miles in all directions.
definition
To cause to increase in extent.
definition
To cause to last for a longer period of time.
definition
To straighten (a limb).
definition
To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
example
to extend credit to a valued customer
definition
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
definition
To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
definition
Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
example
The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal.
synonyms
definition
To reenlist for a further period.