Definition of expand

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Expand (v. t.) To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves..

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Centrifugal :: Centrifugal (a.) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster..
Dilater :: Dilater (n.) One who, or that which, dilates, expands, o r enlarges..
Dispand :: Dispand (v. t.) To spread out; to expand.
Expansion :: Expansion (n.) The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
Open :: Open (v. t.) To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand..
Intumescent :: Intumescent (a.) Swelling up; expanding.
Extensive :: Extensive (a.) Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence; extensive greatness..
Expanse :: Expanse (n.) That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky..
Head :: Head (n.) A separate part, or topic, of a discourse; a theme to be expanded; a subdivision; as, the heads of a sermon..
Rarefy :: Rarefy (v. t.) To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense..
Hysteranthous :: Hysteranthous (a.) Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened.
Dilate :: Dilate (v. i.) To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.
Expand :: Expand (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence..
Expanse :: Expanse (v. t.) To expand.
Funnelform :: Funnelform (a.) Having the form of a funnel, or tunnel; that is, expanding gradually from the bottom upward, as the corolla of some flowers; infundibuliform..
Balloon :: Balloon (v. i.) To expand, or puff out, like a balloon..
Expand :: Expand (v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy..
Lamina :: Lamina (n.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower..
Blowtube :: Blowtube (n.) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of metal (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent; to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a tent or a sail..
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