ex·pand  /ɪkˈspænd/

verb

1. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

synset: expand, spread_out

antonym: shrink, contract

2. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

synset: expand

3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"

synset: expand

4. grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

synset: boom, thrive, flourish, expand

5. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

synset: inflate, blow_up, expand, amplify

6. 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"

synset: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh_out, expand, expound, dilate

antonym: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

7. expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

synset: extend, expand

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