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[v] become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; "The bag will expand when pressure is lowered"
[v] exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
[v] grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
[v] expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
[v] make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
[v] add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
[v] extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
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Synonyms
amplify, blow up, boom, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expatiate, exposit, expound, extend, flesh out, flourish, get ahead, lucubrate, prosper, spread out, thrive
Related Terms
add to, adulterate, aggrandize, amplify, attenuate, augment, balloon, beef up, bloat, blow up, bolster, boost, branch, branch out, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, complete, crescendo, cut, deal in generalities, deepen, deploy, descant, detail, d