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Verbs (3)
dilate
v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
swell, swell up
v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
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enlarge
v. become larger or bigger
extend, expand
v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
swell
v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
augment
v. grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"
increase
v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
explain, explicate
v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
blow up, inflate, fill with air, fill with gas
v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
extend, widen, broaden
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"
bulk, bulge, cause to bulge
v. cause to bulge or swell outwards
heave, surge, billow
v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead
v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
swell
v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
bloat, make bloated, make swollen
v. make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
enlarge
v. become larger or bigger
develop, make grow
v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
work out, elaborate
v. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"
expand, spread out
v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
increase
v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
extend, widen, broaden
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"
distend, dilate
v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
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"
increase
v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
spiral, coil, gyrate
v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
spiral, corkscrew
v. move in a spiral or zigzag course
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distend
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