extend

verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about extend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Extend in scope or range or area.

   The law was extended to all citizens

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

3. Span an interval of distance, space or time.

   The war extended over five years