expand

(verb) extend in one or more directions. Synonyms: spread out. Example: "The dough expands."

(verb) become larger in size or volume or quantity. Example: "His business expanded rapidly."

(verb) make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity. Example: "Expand the house by adding another wing."

(verb) grow vigorously. Synonyms: boom, thrive, flourish. Examples: "The deer population in this town is thriving." "Business is booming."

(verb) exaggerate or make bigger. Synonyms: inflate, blow up, amplify. Example: "The charges were inflated."

(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. Synonyms: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate. Example: "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation."

(verb) expand the influence of. Synonyms: extend. Example: "The king extended his rule to the eastern part of the continent."