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v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

swell, distend, swell up

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

spread, open, unfold, spread out

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, circulate, go around

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

inure, harden

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

toughen, make tougher, make tough

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

condition, put into a proper state

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

teach, learn, instruct

v. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

school, educate

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

train, develop, prepare, educate, make prepared

v. create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

familiarize, familiarise, acquaint

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

moderate, mellow

v. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"

age, mature, maturate, grow old, grow older

v. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

age, make older, cause to age

v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

mellow, make mellow

v. soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

balance, equilibrate, equilibrize

v. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

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intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

dilate upon

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