extend

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1. 1.To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
2. 2.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 trail.
3. 3.To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. His helpless hand extend. Dryden.
4. 4.To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.
5. 5.To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham.
6. 6.(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. Note: This is extended type. See Increase.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them called?
• What is to hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. His helpless hand extend. Dryden called?
• What is to bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering called?
• What is to increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham called?