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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spaend
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
expands, expanding, expanded |
| definition 1: |
to make larger or wider.
The school made a plan to expand its playground.- synonyms:
- enlarge, extend, increase
- antonyms:
- compact, compress, contract, deflate, shorten
- similar words:
- amplify, augment, broaden, enhance, inflate, lengthen, spread, stretch, thicken, widen
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| definition 2: |
to become larger or wider.
The stomach expands when a person eats.- synonyms:
- enlarge, increase, swell
- antonyms:
- contract, decrease, shrink
- similar words:
- broaden, grow, mushroom, rise, snowball, thicken, wax, widen
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| related words: |
accumulate, balloon, bloat, branch out, bulge, burst, fill, grow, heave, inflate, multiply, open, stretch, unfold |
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| derivations: |
expandable (expandible) (adj.), expanded (adj.), expander (n.) |
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