v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: OPEN 4, extend, fan (out), outspread, outstretch, spread, unfold
2
Synonyms: INCREASE 1, aggrandize, augment, beef (up), boost, enlarge, extend, heighten, magnify, multiply
3 to increase or become increased in bulk, volume, or size FF1C; water expands when heated FF1E;
Synonyms: amplify, dilate, distend, inflate, swell
Related Words: grow; bulk (up), enlarge, fill (out); bolster; mushroom, ||plim, puff (up)
Contrasted Words: condense, decrease, deflate, shrink, shrivel; dwindle, lessen
Antonyms: contract
4 to express more fully and in greater detail FF1C; expanded his notes into an essay FF1E;
Synonyms: amplify, develop, elaborate, enlarge
Related Words: detail, explicate; augment; discourse, expatiate
Contrasted Words: compress, condense, contract
Antonyms: abridge
5
Synonyms: INCREASE 2, augment, build, enlarge, heighten, mount, multiply, rise, upsurge, wax
6
Synonyms: ESCALATE 2, grow
Related Words: prolong, protract
Contrasted Words: de-escalate; circumscribe
Antonyms: limit, restrict