Extend



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 延展, 延长; 舒展 ( 肢体)
• ［英］ v. 延展, 延长 ( make sth longer or larger) ; 舒展 ( 肢体) ( stretch out the body or a limb at full length)
• ［记］ ex ( 出) +tend ( 伸展) -> 伸出去 -> 扩张
• ［同］ 派生词: extension ( n. 伸长, 延展, 提供)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre, from Latin extendere, from ex- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to spread or stretch forth ; unbend <extended both her arms>
  • 2.
    • a. to stretch out to fullest length
    • b. to cause (as a horse) to move at full stride
    • c. to exert (oneself) to full capacity <could work long and hard without seeming to extend himself>
    • d.
      • (1) to increase the bulk of (as by adding a cheaper substance or a modifier)
      • (2) adulterate
  • 3. \［Middle English, from Medieval Latin extendere (from Latin) or Anglo-French estendre, from Old French\］
    • a. British to take possession of (as lands) by a writ of extent
    • b. obsolete to take by force
  • 4.
    • a. to make the offer of ; proffer <extending aid to the needy><extending their greetings>
    • b. to make available <extending credit to customers>
  • 5.
    • a. to cause to reach (as in distance or scope) <national authority was extended over new territories>
    • b. to cause to be longer ; prolong <extend the side of a triangle><extended their visit another day>; also to prolong the time of payment of
    • c. advance, further <extending her potential through job training>
  • 6.
    • a. to cause to be of greater area or volume ; enlarge <extended the patio to the back of the house>
    • b. to increase the scope, meaning, or application of ; broaden <beauty, I suppose, opens the heart, extends the consciousness — Algernon Blackwood><extending the meaning of the word>
    • c. archaic exaggerate
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to stretch out in distance, space, or time ; reach <their jurisdiction extended over the whole area>
  • 2. to reach in scope or application <his concern extends beyond mere business to real service to his customers>
• ? ［b

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