extend
[ ik-stend ]
/ ɪkˈstɛnd /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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British Dictionary definitions for extending
extend
/ (ɪkˈstɛnd) /
verb
Derived forms of extend
extendible or extendable, adjective extendibility or extendability, nounWord Origin for extend
C14: from Latin
extendere to stretch out, from
tendere to stretch
Medical definitions for extending
extend
[ ĭk-stĕnd′ ]
v.
To straighten a limb; unbend.