| expansion | | |
| n. (act) | 1. enlargement, expansion | the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope. |
| ~ step-up, increase | the act of increasing something.; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| ~ dilatation, dilation | the act of expanding an aperture.; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye" |
| ~ distension, distention | the act of expanding by pressure from within. |
| ~ stretching | act of expanding by lengthening or widening. |
| ~ inflation | the act of filling something with air. |
| ~ magnification | the act of expanding something in apparent size. |
| ~ extension | act of expanding in scope; making more widely available.; "extension of the program to all in need" |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. expansion | a function expressed as a sum or product of terms.; "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function, map | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function). |
| n. (communication) | 3. elaboration, enlargement, expansion | a discussion that provides additional information. |
| ~ discussion, discourse, treatment | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic.; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" |
| ~ expatiation | a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail. |
| ~ embellishment, embroidery | elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail.; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" |
| n. (act) | 4. expanding upon, expansion | adding information or detail. |
| ~ step-up, increase | the act of increasing something.; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| ~ amplification, elaboration | addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail.; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed" |
| ~ annotating, annotation | the act of adding notes. |
| ~ subjoining, subjunction, supplementation | the act of supplementing. |
| amplify | | |
| v. (change) | 1. amplify, magnify | increase in size, volume or significance.; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" |
| ~ enlarge | become larger or bigger. |
| v. (communication) | 2. amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
| ~ misinform, mislead | give false or misleading information to. |
| ~ overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress | place special or excessive emphasis on.; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" |
| ~ boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, bluster, gas, tout, swash, blow | show off. |
| ~ aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up | add details to. |
| v. (change) | 3. amplify, blow up, expand, inflate | exaggerate or make bigger.; "The charges were inflated" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| ~ puff up | make larger or distend.; "The estimates were puffed up" |
| v. (change) | 4. amplify | increase the volume of.; "amplify sound" |
| ~ compound, deepen, intensify, heighten | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| diffuse | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out | move outward.; "The soldiers fanned out" |
| ~ spread, distribute | distribute or disperse widely.; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| ~ percolate | spread gradually.; "Light percolated into our house in the morning" |
| ~ creep | grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface).; "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings" |
| ~ bleed, run | be diffused.; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" |
| ~ mantle | spread over a surface, like a mantle. |
| v. (contact) | 2. diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle | spread or diffuse through.; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ spiritise, spiritize | imbue with a spirit. |
| v. (communication) | 3. broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | cause to become widely known.; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ podcast | distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer. |
| ~ sow | introduce into an environment.; "sow suspicion or beliefs" |
| ~ circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize | cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use.; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" |
| ~ carry, run | include as the content; broadcast or publicize.; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" |
| adj. | 4. diffuse | spread out; not concentrated in one place.; "a large diffuse organization" |
| ~ distributed | spread out or scattered about or divided up. |
| adj. | 5. diffuse, diffused, soft | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected. |
| adj. | 6. diffuse | lacking conciseness.; "a diffuse historical novel" |
| ~ prolix | tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length.; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" |
| pervade | | |
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