outstretch

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English outstrecchen, equivalent to out- + stretch. Cognate with West Frisian útstreekje, Dutch uitstrekken, German Low German utstrecken, German ausstrecken, Danish udstrække, Swedish utsträcka.

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