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extend vs utilize

utilize vs extend

extend and utilize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extend No No Yes No
utilize No No Yes No
As verbs, utilize is a hypernym of extend; that is, utilize is a word with a broader meaning than extend:
  • extend: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
  • utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Other hypernyms of extend include apply, employ, use, utilise.
extend (verb) utilize (verb)
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
thrust or extend out put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
extend in scope or range or area
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
continue or extend
expand the influence of
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
prolong the time allowed for payment of
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
open or straighten out; unbend
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
cause to move at full gallop
offer verbally
make available; provide
span an interval of distance, space or time
reach outward in space
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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