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extend
[ ik-stend ]
/ ɪkˈstɛnd /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of extend
synonym study for extend
5. See lengthen.
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extend
/ (ɪkˈstɛnd) /
verb
Derived forms of extend
extendible or extendable, adjectiveextendibility or extendability, nounWord Origin for extend
C14: from Latin extendere to stretch out, from tendere to stretch
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