increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

broaden - make broader; "broaden the road"

globalise, globalize - make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized"

expand, extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"

be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

come - extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"

ray, radiate - extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"

range, run - change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"

go deep, go far - extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"

extend to, reach, touch - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

cover - hold within range of an aimed firearm

be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

span, traverse, cross, sweep - to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"

sweep - cover the entire range of

overlap - extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

overspread, spread - spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"

constellate, dot, stud - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"

offer, extend - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

hyperextend - extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don't hyperextend your elbow"

gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"

be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

pay, give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

extend, offer - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

tense up, tense, strain - cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

spread-eagle - stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor"

crane, stretch out - stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

extend, broaden, widen - extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

carry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"

extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

temporise, temporize - draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

spin out, spin - prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"

extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

ride, sit - sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"

stretch out, unfold, stretch, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

overextend, overstrain - strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

task, tax - use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"

carry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"