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Meaning of expand
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
expand
v 1: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
{expand}, {spread out}] [ant: {contract}, {shrink}]
2: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business
expanded rapidly"
3: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand
the house by adding another wing"
4: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is
thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: {boom}, {thrive},
{flourish}, {expand}]
5: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn:
{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" [syn:
{elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge},
{flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant:
{abbreviate}, {abridge}, {contract}, {cut}, {foreshorten},
{reduce}, {shorten}]
7: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
Eastern part of the continent" [syn: {extend}, {expand}]
WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
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