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. [1913 Webster] Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]