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(verb) become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; "The bag will expand when pressure is lowered" |
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Related Words: balloon, billow, distend, grow, inflate, swell, swell up |
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(verb) make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing" |
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Related Words: blow up, develop, enlarge, inflate |
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(verb) extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" |
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Synonyms: spread out |
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Related Words: bush out, dispread, grow, rise |
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(verb) expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" |
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Synonyms: extend |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" |
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Synonyms: amplify, blow up, inflate |
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Related Words: increase, puff up |
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(verb) elaborate or expatiate upon; give details; "She elaborated on her plans" |
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Synonyms: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expatiate, expound, flesh out |
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Related Words: clarify, clear up, detail, elucidate, exemplify, exposit, illustrate, instance, particularize, set forth, specialize, specify |
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(verb) grow stronger; "The economy was booming" |
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Synonyms: boom, flourish, get ahead, prosper, thrive |
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Related Words: grow, luxuriate, revive |
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