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Meaning and definition for "expand" word

[verb] become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; "The bag will expand when pressure is lowered"
[verb] exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
[verb] grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
[verb] expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
[verb] make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
[verb] 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"
[verb] extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

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

Synonyms for expand

amplify, blow up, boom, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expatiate, exposit, expound, extend, flesh out, flourish, get ahead, lucubrate, prosper, spread out, thrive

Related terms: add to, adulterate, aggrandize, boost, branch, build, distend, fan, jack up, magnify, mount, multiply, overgrow, overrun, particularize, ramify, rehearse in extenso, spread, sufflate, thin, thin out, universalize

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Let's analyse "expand" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DNAPXE. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -..- .--. .- -. -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: expand: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: expand: 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 4 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
X (1)	24	Queen of Wands	Dependent, Caring, Sensual, Loving

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