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