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vverb.motionextend in one or more directionsSynset:spread out
Antonyms:contract
Derivationally Related Form:expandibleexpansibleexpansive
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:expandgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:bush outdispread
Full Troponyms:bush outdispread
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.changebecome larger in size or volume or quantityExamples:- his business expanded rapidly
Derivationally Related Form:expandibleexpansibleexpansive
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:expandgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:balloonbillowinflateintumesceswellswell uptumefytumesce
Full Troponyms:balloonbellyblisterbloatdistendpuffreflateswell
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantityExamples:- expand the house by adding another wing
Derivationally Related Form:expandibleexpansibleexpansive
Hypernyms:enlarge
Inherited Hypernyms:expandenlargeincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:blow updevelopinflate
Full Troponyms:billowdevelopinflatereflate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changegrow vigorouslySynset:boom flourish thrive
Examples:- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
Derivationally Related Form:expansibleboom
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:boomgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:luxuriaterevive
Full Troponyms:luxuriaterevive
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The business is going to --- (apply to: boom, thrive, expand, flourish)
vverb.changeexaggerate or make biggerSynset:amplify blow up inflate
Examples:- The charges were inflated
Derivationally Related Form:expansive
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:inflateincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:puff up
Full Troponyms:puff up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationadd details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writingSynset:dilate elaborate enlarge expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate
Examples:- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Antonyms:contract
Derivationally Related Form:elaborationexpositionexpositoryenlargementexpoundinglucubrationexpansionexponentexpatiationdilation
Hypernyms:clarify clear up elucidate
Inherited Hypernyms:elaborateclarifyexplaininformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:detailexemplifyexpositexpoundillustrateinstanceparticulariseparticularizeset forthspecialisespecializespecify
Full Troponyms:actualizeblock outdelineatedescribedetailexemplifypremiserepresentset forthsketchspecifyspell outsymbolize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: elaborate, enlarge, expatiate)
vverb.changeexpand the influence ofSynset:extend
Examples:- The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
Derivationally Related Form:expandibleexpansive
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:extendchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something