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v. cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"

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v. curving or bulging outward

v. become larger or bigger

v. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

v. grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

v. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

v. cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

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

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

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

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