| expand | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. expand, spread out | extend in one or more directions.; "The dough expands" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ dispread | spread abroad or out.; "The sun dispread its beams" |
| ~ bush out | grow outward.; "the plant quickly bushed out" |
| v. (change) | 2. expand | become larger in size or volume or quantity.; "his business expanded rapidly" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ balloon, billow, inflate | become inflated.; "The sails ballooned" |
| ~ swell up, tumesce, intumesce, tumefy, swell | expand abnormally.; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" |
| v. (change) | 3. expand | make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity.; "expand the house by adding another wing" |
| ~ enlarge | make larger.; "She enlarged the flower beds" |
| ~ develop | expand in the form of a series.; "Develop the function in the following form" |
| ~ inflate, blow up | fill with gas or air.; "inflate a balloons" |
| v. (change) | 4. boom, expand, flourish, thrive | grow vigorously.; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" |
| ~ revive | be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength.; "Interest in ESP revived" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ luxuriate | thrive profusely or flourish extensively. |
| v. (change) | 5. 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. (communication) | 6. dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate | 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" |
| ~ clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible.; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
| ~ detail | provide details for. |
| ~ exposit, set forth, expound | state.; "set forth one's reasons" |
| ~ illustrate, instance, exemplify | clarify by giving an example of. |
| ~ particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify | be specific about.; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" |
| v. (change) | 7. expand, extend | expand the influence of.; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ extend, broaden, widen | extend in scope or range or area.; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" |
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