Expand (Verb)
Meaning 1
Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent".
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Meaning 3
Become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming".
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Meaning 5
Extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing".
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Meaning 7
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Exposit
- Particularise
- Illustrate
- Set Forth
- Specialize
- Instance
- Detail
- Exemplify
- Specialise
- Expound
- Specify
- Particularize