Found 3 items, similar to expand.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: expand
bengkar, meluaskan, membeberkan, membesar, membuncitkan, memperluas, mengampul
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: expand
expand
v 1: extend in one or more directions;
“The dough expands” [syn:
spread out] [ant:
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 stronger;
“The economy was booming” [syn:
boom,
prosper,
thrive,
get ahead,
flourish]
5: exaggerate or make bigger;
“The charges were inflated” [syn:
inflate,
blow up,
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,
expound,
dilate] [ant:
abridge]
7: expand the influence of;
“The King extended his rule to the
Eastern part of the continent” [syn:
extend]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Expand
Expand
\Ex*pand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expanded; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Expanding.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to
spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf.
Spawn.]
1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to
diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
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Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.
--Milton.
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2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or
stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of
substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to
distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to
contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all
bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
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3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to
expand an equation. See
Expansion, 5.
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Expand
\Ex*pand"\, v. i.
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. --Dryden.
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