expanding Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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