HyperDic: expand

English > 7 senses of the word *expand*:
VERB	motion	expand, spread out	extend in one or more directions
	change	expand	become larger / larger in size or volume or quantity
	change	expand	make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
	change	expand, boom, thrive, flourish	grow vigorously
	change	expand, inflate, blow up, amplify	exaggerate or make bigger
	communication	expand, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate	add details, as to an account or idea
	change	expand, extend	expand the influence of

expand > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspae'nd
Rhymes	ampersand ... woodland: 90 rhymes with aend...

English > *expand*: 7 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Extend in one or more directions.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The dough expands"
Synonym	spread out
Narrower	bush out	Grow outward
Narrower	dispread	spread abroad or out
Broader	grow	Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger
Opposite	shrink, contract	Become smaller or draw together
Spanish	ampliar, expandir, extenderse
Catalan	allargar, ampliar, desplegar, dilatar, eixamplar-se, escampar-se, estendre, estirar, expandir-se, expandir, perllongar, prolongar-se
Adjectives	expandible, expansible	(of gases) capable of expansion
	expandible, expansible	able to expand or be expanded
	expansive	able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

English > *expand*: 7 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Become larger / larger in size or volume or quantity.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"his business expanded rapidly"
Narrower	balloon, inflate, billow	Become inflated
Narrower	swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce	Expand abnormally
Broader	grow	Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger
Spanish	ampliar, expandir
Catalan	ampliar, expandir
Adjectives	expandible, expansible	(of gases) capable of expansion
	expandible, expansible	able to expand or be expanded
	expansive	able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

English > *expand*: 7 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"expand the house by adding another wing"
Narrower	develop	Expand in the form of a series
Narrower	inflate, blow up	Fill with gas or air
Broader	enlarge	make larger
Spanish	ampliar, expandir
Catalan	ampliar, expandir
Adjectives	expandible, expansible	able to expand or be expanded
Adjectives	expansive	able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

English > *expand*: 7 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	Grow vigorously.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	The business is going to expand
Synonyms	boom, thrive, flourish
Narrower	luxuriate	Thrive profusely or flourish extensively
Narrower	revive	Be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
Broader	grow	Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger
Spanish	crecer, florecer, medrar, prosperar
Catalan	créixer, prosperar
Adjectives	expansible	able to expand or be expanded

English > *expand*: 7 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	exaggerate or make bigger.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	inflate, blow up, amplify
Narrower	puff up	make larger / larger or distend
Broader	increase	make bigger or more
Spanish	ampliar, amplificar, ensanchar, expandir
Catalan	ampliar, amplificar, eixamplar, estendre, expandir, inflar
Adjectives	expansive	able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

English > *expand*: 7 senses > verb 6, communication
Meaning	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning / meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate
Narrower	detail	Provide details for
	exemplify, illustrate, instance	clarify by giving an example of
	set forth, expound, exposit	state
	specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise	Be specific about
Broader	clarify, clear up, elucidate	make clear and (more) comprehensible
Opposite	abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Spanish	ampliar, dilatarse, expandir, explicar, exponer, extenderse
Catalan	ampliar, expandir
Nouns	expansion	adding information or detail
Nouns	expansion	a discussion that provides additional information

English > *expand*: 7 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Expand the influence of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	extend
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	widen, broaden, extend	Extend in scope or range or area
Adjectives	expandible	able to expand or be expanded
Adjectives	expansive	able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

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