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expand verb. LME.
[Latin expandere, formed as EX-1 1 + pandere to spread.]
verb trans. Spread or stretch (a thing) out, esp. to its fullest extent; extend, open out. Formerly also, spread abroad, diffuse, (a report etc.). LME.
Leigh Hunt Sicily then lay expanded like a map beneath our eyes. O. Manning He..expanded his mouth in a significant smirk.
verb intrans. Become extended; spread out, unfold. M16.
W. Withering Flowers..expand at 6 or 7, and close at 2 in the afternoon.
verb trans.
a. Give full expression to (a feeling), pour out. M17-E19.
b. Express at greater length, develop, (an idea); write out (a contraction) in full; Math. rewrite (a product, power, or function) as a sum, give the expansion of. E19.
H. J. Laski Priestley..was encouraged by friends to expand his argument into a general treatise.
verb trans. Widen the boundaries of, increase the area, scope, etc., of; enlarge, dilate. M17.
I. Watt I..believe that its use should be expanded rather than curtailed.
verb intrans. Become greater in area, bulk, capacity, etc.; become larger; fig. increase the scope of one's activity or the scale of operations of something; take in or go into a new area of activity. L18.
P. L. Fermor Water is the one thing that expands when it freezes instead of contracting. S. Naipaul The sweat stains expanded across the back of his shirt. J. Harvey The firm expanded and took in truck-mixers. Marketing Week Marks & Spencer is making a second attempt to expand into record sales. fig.: J. Dickey My heart expanded with joy at the thought.
verb intrans. Throw off reserve; become expansive; expatiate on. E19.
D. H. Lawrence Dr Mitchell was beginning to expand. With Alvina he quite unbent.
expanda'bility noun the property of being expandable M20.
expandable adjective able to be expanded E20.
expander noun a person who or thing which expands; esp. something used to increase bulk or versatility (chest-expander: see CHEST noun): M19.
expandible adjective = expandable L20.