Main entry: expand
Definition: become larger in size or volume or quantity
Usage: his business expanded rapidly
Main entry: blow up, expand, amplify, inflate
Definition: exaggerate or make bigger
Usage: The charges were inflated
Main entry: boom, flourish, expand, thrive
Definition: grow vigorously
Usage: The deer population in this town is thriving; business is booming
Definition: expand the influence of
Usage: The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
Main entry: expand
Definition: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
Usage: expand the house by adding another wing
Main entry: lucubrate, dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, enlarge, flesh out
Definition: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Usage: She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Main entry: expand, spread out
Definition: extend in one or more directions
Usage: The dough expands