estender

From Latin extendere, present active infinitive of extendō.

estender (first-person singular indicative present estendo, past participle estendíu)

1. to spread

From Old Galician-Portuguese estender (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin extendere, present active infinitive of extendō.

• IPA^(key): [estenˈdeɾ]

estender (first-person singular present estendo, first-person singular preterite estendín, past participle estendido)
estender (first-person singular present estendo, first-person singular preterite estendim or estendi, past participle estendido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to extend, stretch

   Synonym: estricar

   Antonym: encoller

2. to unfold

   Antonym: encartar

3. to spread

   Synonyms: espallar, esparexer

   Antonym: xuntar

• “estender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “estender” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “estender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “estender”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “estender” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “estender” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “estender” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

• extender (obsolete or misspelling)

From Old Galician-Portuguese estender, from Latin extendere.

• Hyphenation: es‧ten‧der

estender (first-person singular present estendo, first-person singular preterite estendi, past participle estendido)

1. (transitive) to extend; to broaden; to widen (to increase the extent or size of)

   Contratamos uns pedreiros para estender a sala. ― We hired some builders to broaden the room.

   Synonyms: ampliar, aumentar

2. (intransitive, sometimes takes a reflexive pronoun) to extend; to broaden; to widen (to increase in extent or size)

   A floresta está se estendendo. ― The forest is extending.

   Synonyms: ampliar, aumentar

3. (transitive) to extend (to cause to last longer)

   Tivemos que estender o prazo de entrega. ― We had to extend the delivery deadline.

   Synonyms: aumentar, prolongar

4. (transitive) to spread; to stretch (to set an object such that it covers more space)
   1. (transitive) to extend (to straighten a limb outwards)

      Estenda o braço para tomarmos-lhe o pulso. ― Extend your arm so we can measure your pulse.

   2. (transitive) to hang clothes or other objects to dry

      Estendi as calças no varal. ― I hung the pants on the clothesline.

   Synonym: pendurar

5. (transitive) to hand something over by extending one’s arm

   Me estendam o sal. ― Hand me the salt.

   Synonym: alcançar

• IPA^(key): /estenˈdeɾ/ [es.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: es‧ten‧der

estender (first-person singular present estiendo, first-person singular preterite estendí, past participle estendido)

1. Obsolete spelling of extender