Extend and Take

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Extend

Extend verb - To put before another for acceptance or consideration.
Usage example: the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert
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Antonyms for Extend
Take is an antonym for extend in offer topic.
Nearby Words: extended, extent, extensive, extension, extending

Take

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
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Synonyms for Take
Antonyms for Take
Extend is an antonym for take.
Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker
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Common collocations

power extend power take power
life extend life take life
credit extend credit take credit
control extend control take control
Other words: amount, hand, effect, time, way, seconds.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Morgaine Cycle Purpose-Driven Immortality: Morgaine's quest to destroy the Gates will take far longer than a normal lifetime, but the Gates themselves can be used to extend one's life by physiological rejuvenation.
    Source: Literature / Morgaine Cycle
  • Eureka Moment By syncing the bomb's timer, Spider-Man was able to extend the countdown by an hour, giving the FF and the Avengers enough time to take the bombs out to sea to explode harmlessly.
    Source: Eureka Moment
  • Bad Powers, Bad People Especially applies when used by the Shinigami, though they mostly take lives simply because they must to extend their own.
    Source: Bad Powers, Bad People
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