Dictionary Definition
extend
Verb
1 extend in scope or range or area; "The law was
extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications";
"broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" [syn: widen, broaden]
2 stretch out over a distance, space, time, or
scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go
very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The
facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn:
run, go, pass, lead]
3 span an interval of distance, space or time;
"The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of
the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon";
"This farm covers some 200 acres" [syn: cover]
4 make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The
bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" [syn: offer]
5 thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand";
"point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
[syn: exsert, stretch out,
put out,
hold
out, stretch
forth]
6 reach outward in space; "The awning extends
several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: poke out,
reach
out]
7 offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He
offered his sympathy" [syn: offer]
8 extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire
body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
[syn: stretch]
9 expand the influence of; "The King extended his
rule to the Eastern part of the continent" [syn: expand]
10 lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer;
"We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day";
"The meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: prolong, protract, draw out]
11 extend or stretch out to a greater or the full
length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
"extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch, stretch
out]
12 cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop
the horse just now?" [syn: gallop]
13 open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend
the legs of this dining table?"
14 use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full
capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro";
"Don't strain your mind too much" [syn: strain]
15 prolong the time allowed for payment of;
"extend the loan"
16 continue or extend; "The civil war carried
into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the
remote mountain provinces" [syn: carry]
17 increase in quantity or bulk by adding a
cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream";
"extend the casserole with a little rice" [syn: stretch]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
extendere, ‘to stretch out’.Verb
- To increase in extent.
- To possess a certain extent.
- To cause to increase in extent.
- To cause to last for a longer period of time.
- To straighten (a limb).
Translations
to increase in extent
- Catalan: extendre
- Dutch: uitbreiden
- Finnish: laajentaa
- Spanish: extender, ampliar
- Telugu: విస్తరించు (vistarimchu)
to possess a certain extent
- Dutch: uitstrekken
to cause to increase in extent
- Dutch: uitbreiden
- Finnish: ulottaa
Extensive Definition
Novell exteNd, formerly known as SilverStream,
was a web application development suite from Novell that was
discontinued in 2005. The latest version was 5.2. With the release
of Novell
Identity Manager 3, the components of the portal services in
ExteNd were rebranded into the IDM User Application. The latest
shipping version of the IDM User Application is the Roles Based
Provisioning Module 3.6 released in January 2008.
The ExteNd platform provides a visual environment
that simplifies the development and deployment of business
solutions that exploit existing systems. Based on Java
technology, it contains tools for integration of legacy systems to
Web
Services with XML and Java EE. Web Portal
contains of standard based portlets.
Integration connectors includes:
External links
extend in Swedish: Novell Extend
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abide,
accord, add to, adjourn, administer, advance, afford, aggrandize, allocate, allot, allow, amplify, arch over, attain, augment, award, balloon, be lengthy, be
prolonged, beef up, belong, bestow, bestow on, bestraddle, bestride, bide, bloat, blow up, boost, branch, branch out, bridge, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, carry, carry on, carry out, carry
to, chatter, come to,
communicate,
confer, continue, continue to be,
cover, crane, crescendo, dawdle, deal, deal in generalities, deal
out, deepen, defeat time,
defer, defy time, delay, deploy, develop, dilate, disentangle, dish out,
dispense, disperse, distend, dole, dole out, donate, drag on, drag out,
draw, draw out, dwell, dwell on, ecumenicize, elongate, encompass, endure, enlarge, environ, exalt, exist, expand, extend out, extend over,
extend to, fan, fan out,
fatten, fill out,
flare, flatten, fork out, generalize, get to, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give out,
globalize, go, go on, go out, go to, grant, greaten, hand out, hang fire,
hang over, hang up, heap,
heighten, help to,
hike, hike up, hold, hold forth, hold off, hold
on, hold out, hold over, hold up, huff, imbricate, impart, increase, inflate, issue, jack up, jump up, jut, keep, keep alive, keep going, keep
on, keep up, lap, lap over,
last, last long, last out,
lavish, lay aside, lay
by, lay over, lead to, lengthen, lengthen out, let
have, let out, lie, lie
over, linger on, live, live
on, live through, magnify, maintain, make a
generalization, maximize, mete, mete out, multiply, never finish,
offer, open, open up, outdistance, outlie, outrange, outreach, outspread, outstretch, overarch, overgrow, overhang, overlap, overlie, override, overrun, pad, parlay, perdure, perennate, perorate, perpetuate, persist, pigeonhole, pose, postpone, pour, prefer, present, preserve, prevail, proceed, procrastinate, produce, proffer, prolong, prolongate, prorogate, prorogue, protract, puff, puff up, pull, pump, pump up, push aside, put
aside, put off, put on ice, put straight, put up, pyramid, rain, raise, ramify, range, range out, rarefy, reach, reach out, reach to,
recess, rectify, remain, render, reserve, retain, run, run on, run out, run to,
serve, set aside, set by,
set straight, shell out, shelve, shift off, shingle, shower, sit up, sleep on,
slip, smooth, snow, snowball, span, speak at length, spin out,
splay, spraddle, sprangle, sprawl, spread, spread like wildfire,
spread out, stand, stand
on tiptoes, stand over, stand up, stave off, stay, stay on, straddle, straggle, straighten, straighten out,
straighten up, strain,
stretch, stretch away
to, stretch out, stretch to, string out, submit, subsist, sufflate, supplement, surround, survive, suspend, sustain, sweep, swell, table, take a recess, take in,
tarry, tauten, temporize, tender, tense, thicken, thrust out, tide over,
tighten, tumefy, unbend, uncurl, unfold, universalize, unkink, unroll, unsnarl, up, vary, vouchsafe, waive, wear, wear well, widen, yield