Definition:
- (v. t.) To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
- (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.
Compare expand with other words:
expand vs. protract
expand vs. gain
expand vs. magnify
bulge vs. expand
expand vs. prolong
expand vs. grow
expand vs. extensive
exceed vs. expand
expand vs. obturation
expand vs. triblet
expand vs. teneral
dilater vs. expand
entend vs. expand
expand vs. extension
develop vs. expand
expand vs. strengthen
augment vs. expand
expand vs. spend
expand vs. widen
enhance vs. expand
expand vs. range
expand vs. explain
expand vs. multiply
expand vs. expanding
auxetic vs. expand
expand vs. fugacity
expand vs. outspread
expand vs. pulsate
expand vs. stretch
dilate vs. expand
distended vs. expand
burgeon vs. expand
expand vs. extend
expand vs. rarefy
balloon vs. expand
expand vs. expansive
expand vs. expansile
expand vs. expansible
expand vs. expanse
expand vs. expander
contract vs. expand
expand vs. factor
enlarge vs. expand
elaborate vs. expand
expand vs. unfold
expand vs. generous
expand vs. optimistic
expand vs. write
equivalent vs. expand
expand vs. speak
expand vs. rewrite
detail vs. expand
expand vs. length
expand vs. scope
expand vs. volume
expand vs. extent
expand vs. number
expand vs. increase
expand vs. form
expand vs. size
change vs. expand
expand vs. expansion
bulk vs. expand
compress vs. expand
ball vs. expand
expand vs. spread
distend vs. expand
expand vs. shrink
expand vs. expound
abbreviator vs. expand