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 and Old 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)

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 Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “estender” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

• extender (obsolete)

From Old 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