4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.

His helpless hand extend.

Dryden.

5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.

6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham.

7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

Extended letter (Typog.), a letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height.

This is extended type.

Syn. -- To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See Increase.

Ex*tend"ant (?), a. (Her.) Displaced. Ogilvie.

Ex*tend"ed*ly (?), adv. In an extended manner.

Ex*tend"er (?), n. One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.

Ex*tend"i*ble (?), a. 1. Capable of being extended, susceptible of being stretched, extended, enlarged, widened, or expanded.

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