Word Meaning

expand definition and meaning

v. t. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
v. t. 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.
v. t. To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
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.

Crossword clues for expand

- Amplify
- Diversify
- Explain further
- Export only fifty percent and get bigger
- Extend
- Get bigger
- Grow
- grow bigger
- Increase
- Increase in size or bulk
- Increase outwards
- overstate
- Stretch out
- Swell