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q'>— Algernon Blackwood
archaic exaggerate
  • intransitive ​verb
  • to stretch out in distance, space, or time reach //Their jurisdiction extended over the whole area.
  • to reach in scope or application //My concern extends beyond mere business to real service to my customers.
  • Other Words
    • ex​tend​abil​i​ty ik-ˌsten-də-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
    • ex​tend​able or less commonly ex​tend​ible ik-ˈsten-də-bəl adjective
    Examples
    • //He extended a hand in greeting.
    • //sitting with both legs fully extended
    • //The table measures eight feet long when it is fully extended.
    • //The table extends to eight feet in length.
    • //The woods extend for miles to the west.
    • //Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.
    • //Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends.
    • //His popularity extends from coast to coast.
    First Known Use
    14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre, from Latin extendere, from ex- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
    extend
    verb

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    Other Words
    • ex​tend​abil​i​ty ik-ˌsten-də-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
    • ex​tend​able or less commonly ex​tend​ible ik-ˈsten-də-bəl adjective
    Examples
    • //He extended a hand in greeting.
    • //sitting with both legs fully extended
    • //The table measures eight feet long when it is fully extended.
    • //The table extends to eight feet in length.
    • //The woods extend for miles to the west.
    • //Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.
    • //Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends.
    • //His popularity extends from coast to coast.
    First Known Use
    14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre, from Latin extendere, from ex- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
    extend
    verb

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    Other Words
    • ex​tend​abil​i​ty ik-ˌsten-də-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
    • ex​tend​able or less commonly ex​tend​ible ik-ˈsten-də-bəl adjective
    Examples
    • //He extended a hand in greeting.
    • //sitting with both legs fully extended
    • //The table measures eight feet long when it is fully extended.
    • //The table extends to eight feet in length.
    • //The woods extend for miles to the west.
    • //Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.
    • //Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends.
    • //His popularity extends from coast to coast.
    First Known Use
    14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre, from Latin extendere, from ex- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
    extend
    verb

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    Other Words
    • ex​tend​abil​i​ty ik-ˌsten-də-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
    • ex​tend​able or less commonly ex​tend​ible ik-ˈsten-də-bəl adjective
    Examples
    • //He extended a hand in greeting.
    • //sitting with both legs fully extended
    • //The table measures eight feet long when it is fully extended.
    • //The table extends to eight feet in length.
    • //The woods extend for miles to the west.
    • //Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.
    • //Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends.
    • //His popularity extends from coast to coast.
    First Known Use
    14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre, from Latin extendere, from ex- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
    extend
    verb

    Synonyms & Antonyms