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Meaning of expand

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  expand
      v 1: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
           {expand}, {spread out}] [ant: {contract}, {shrink}]
      2: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business
         expanded rapidly"
      3: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand
         the house by adding another wing"
      4: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is
         thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: {boom}, {thrive},
         {flourish}, {expand}]
      5: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn:
         {inflate}, {blow up}, {expand}, {amplify}]
      6: 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" [syn:
         {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge},
         {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant:
         {abbreviate}, {abridge}, {contract}, {cut}, {foreshorten},
         {reduce}, {shorten}]
      7: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
         Eastern part of the continent" [syn: {extend}, {expand}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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