EXPAND


Meaning of EXPAND in English

v. 25B6; verb

metals expand when heated : INCREASE IN SIZE, become larger, enlarge; swell, dilate, inflate; lengthen, stretch, thicken, fill out; rare intumesce.

the company is expanding : GROW, become/make larger, become/make bigger, increase in size/scope; extend, augment, broaden, widen, develop, diversify, build up; branch out, spread, proliferate.

the minister expanded on the proposals : ELABORATE ON, enlarge on, go into detail about, flesh out, develop, expatiate on.

she expanded and flourished : RELAX, unbend, become relaxed, grow friendlier, loosen up.

shrink, contract.

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