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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb expand 6 of 7 senses of expand Sense 1 expand, spread out => rise => dispread => bush out Sense 2 expand => balloon, inflate, billow => swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy Sense 3 expand => develop => inflate, blow up Sense 4 boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand => revive => luxuriate Sense 5 inflate, blow up expand, amplify => puff up Sense 6 elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out expand, expound, dilate => detail => set forth, expound, exposit => exemplify, illustrate, instance => specify, particularize, specialize Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb expand 6 of 7 senses of expand Sense 1 expand, spread out => rise => dispread => bush out Sense 2 expand => balloon, inflate, billow => reflate => swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy => distend => belly, belly out => puff, puff up blow up puff out => bloat => blister Sense 3 expand => develop => inflate, blow up => reflate => billow, surge, heave Sense 4 boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand => revive => luxuriate Sense 5 inflate, blow up expand, amplify => puff up Sense 6 elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out expand, expound, dilate => detail => set forth, expound, exposit => describe, depict, draw => represent => delineate => sketch, outline, adumbrate => block out => premise => exemplify, illustrate, instance => specify, particularize, specialize => spell out Entailment of verb expand Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb expand 7 senses of expand Sense 1 expand, spread out => grow Sense 2 expand => grow Sense 3 expand => enlarge Sense 4 boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand => grow Sense 5 inflate, blow up expand, amplify => increase Sense 6 elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out expand, expound, dilate => clarify, clear up elucidate Sense 7 extend, expand => change, alter Familiarity of verb expand expand used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb expand Sense 1 expand, spread out => grow -------------- Sense 2 expand => grow -------------- Sense 3 expand => enlarge -------------- Sense 4 boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand => grow -------------- Sense 5 inflate, blow up expand, amplify => increase -------------- Sense 6 elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out expand, expound, dilate => clarify, clear up elucidate -------------- Sense 7 extend, expand => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun expand expanding upon Overview of verb expand The verb expand has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (15) expand, spread out -- (extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands") 2. (6) expand -- (become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; "The bag will expand when pressure is lowered") 3. (4) expand -- (make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing") 4. (4) boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand -- (grow stronger; "The economy was booming") 5. (3) inflate, blow up expand, amplify -- (exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated") 6. elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out expand, expound, dilate -- (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation") 7. extend, expand -- (expand the influence of "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent") Grep of adj expand expandable expanded expandible expanding Overview of verb expand The verb expand has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (15) expand, spread out -- (extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands") 2. (6) expand -- (become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; "The bag will expand when pressure is lowered") 3. (4) expand -- (make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing") 4. (4) boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand -- (grow stronger; "The economy was booming") 5. (3) inflate, blow up expand, amplify -- (exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated") 6. elaborate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out expand, expound, dilate -- (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation") 7. extend, expand -- (expand the influence of "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent")
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