1
congest(verb, stop, close, block, top)
1
constrict(verb, damage, twist, weaken, injure)
1
crescendo
1
crowd(verb, stop, close, block, top)
1
crunch(verb, force, strain)
1
deploy
1
detail(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
1
distended
1
drag out(expression, go, open, draw, extend)
1
dramatize(color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish, overstate)
1
draw(go, increase, open, push, extend)
1
draw tight(verb, expression, damage, twist, weaken)
1
drive(verb, push, draw, damage, twist)
1
escalate(verb, advance, increase, raise, rise)
1
exaggerate information(expression, color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
1
exalt(verb, increase, raise, boost, swell)
1
expatiate(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
1
explicate(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
1
exposit
1
expound(verb, open, expand, widen)
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