Antonyms for extend

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ik-stend

Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstɛnd

Definition of extend

Origin : early 14c., "to value, assess;" late 14c. "to stretch out, lengthen," from Anglo-French estendre (late 13c.), Old French estendre "stretch out, extend, increase," from Latin extendere "stretch out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Extended; extending.

verb make larger, longer
verb offer

Example sentences :

We have asked for no privileges we would not extend to others.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Russia sought to extend her conquests south and to seize upon Turkey.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Nor did her hips want the assistance of a hoop to extend them.
Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding

And did Bernadette ever extend the pilgrimage of her dreams as far as Bartres?
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The road, straight as an arrow, seemed to extend into the infinite.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

And you may extend it further, if you choose,--to all the results of honor and purity.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

It is possible that I may extend that number a little, but if so it will be an exception.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

No a priori induction will ever extend this line or plexus to man.
Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright

This likeness does not, however, extend in all cases to the opposite extremity.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, Issue 10, Saturday, June 4, 1870 » by Various

You tell me we ought to enlarge our sphere of sensation, and to extend the sources of happiness.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Synonyms for extend

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