From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
expand
v 1: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
expand, spread out] [ant: contract, shrink]
2: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business
expanded rapidly"
3: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand
the house by adding another wing"
4: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is
thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: boom, thrive,
flourish, expand]
5: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn:
inflate, blow up, expand, amplify]
6: 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" [syn:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge,
flesh out, expand, expound, dilate] [ant:
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten,
reduce, shorten]
7: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
Eastern part of the continent" [syn: extend, expand]