transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspand ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English expaunden, from Latin expandere, from ex- + pandere to spread — more at fathom
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. : to open up : unfold
2. : to increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of : enlarge
3.
a. : to express at length or in greater detail
b. : to write out in full
expand all abbreviations
c. : to subject to mathematical expansion
expand a function in a power series
intransitive verb
1. : to open out : spread
2. : to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope
3. : to speak or write fully or in detail
expand ed on the theme
4. : to feel generous or optimistic
• ex·pand·abil·i·ty -ˌspan-də-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• ex·pand·able -ˈspan-də-bəl adjective
Synonyms:
expand , amplify , swell , distend , inflate , dilate mean to increase in size or volume. expand may apply whether the increase comes from within or without and regardless of manner (as growth, unfolding, addition of parts)
a business that expands every year
amplify implies the extension or enlargement of something inadequate
amplify the statement with details
swell implies gradual expansion beyond a thing's original or normal limits
the bureaucracy swelled to unmanageable proportions
. distend implies outward extension caused by pressure from within
a distended abdomen
inflate implies expanding by introduction of air or something insubstantial and suggests a resulting vulnerability and liability to sudden collapse
an inflated ego
dilate applies especially to expansion of circumference
dilated pupils