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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
ex·pand    Audio Help   [ik-spand] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
2.to spread or stretch out; unfold: A bird expands its wings.
3.to express in fuller form or greater detail; develop: to expand a short story into a novel.
4.Mathematics.
a.to write (a mathematical expression) so as to show the products of its factors. Compare factor (def. 10).
b.to rewrite (a mathematical expression) as a sum, product, etc., of terms of a particular kind: to expand a function in a power series.
–verb (used without object)
5.to increase or grow in extent, bulk, scope, etc.: Most metals expand with heat. The mind expands with experience.
6.to spread out; unfold; develop: The buds had not yet expanded.
7.to express something more fully or in greater detail (usually fol. by on or upon): to expand on a statement.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME expanden < L expandere to spread out, equiv. to ex- ex-1 + pandere to extend, stretch]

—Related forms
ex·pand·a·ble, ex·pand·i·ble, adjective
ex·pand·a·bil·i·ty, ex·pand·i·bil·i·ty, noun

—Synonyms 1. extend, swell, enlarge. See increase. Expand, dilate, distend, inflate imply becoming larger and filling more space. To expand is to spread out, usually in every direction: to expand one's chest. To dilate is esp. to increase the width or circumference, and applies to space enclosed within confines or to hollow bodies: to dilate the pupils of the eyes. To distend is to stretch, often beyond the point of natural expansion: to distend an artery. To inflate is to blow out or swell a hollow body with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

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Thesaurus Entries (1 more entry. View all »)
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  elaborate
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To express at greater length or in greater detail.
Synonyms:  amplify, develop, dilate, enlarge, expatiate, labor
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  extend
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make or become more comprehensive or inclusive.
Synonyms:  broaden, widen
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  increase
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make or become greater or larger.
Synonyms:  aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, extend, grow, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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