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English to English verb
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extend in one or more directions |  | Example: The dough expands
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become larger in size or volume or quantity | | Example: his business expanded rapidly
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make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity | | Example: expand the house by adding another wing
source: wordnet30
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grow vigorously | | Example: The deer population in this town is thriving
business is booming
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exaggerate or make bigger | | Example: The charges were inflated
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add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | | Example: She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
source: wordnet30
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expand the influence of | | Example: The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
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To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. | | source: webster1913
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To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. | | source: webster1913
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