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expands definition
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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 -------------- 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") 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")
expands definition