What is the meaning of expanded?

verb

  • Extend in one or more directions.
    • usage: "The dough expands"
  • Become larger in size or volume or quantity.
    • usage: "his business expanded rapidly"
  • Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity.
    • usage: "expand the house by adding another wing"
  • Grow vigorously.
    • usage: "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
  • Exaggerate or make bigger.
    • usage: "The charges were inflated"
  • Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
    • usage: "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
  • Expand the influence of.
    • usage: "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

adjective

  • Increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. .
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APAWordNet. (2010). expanded. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/expanded/definitions/1173700
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "expanded" http://smartdefine.org/expanded/definitions/1173700 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, expanded, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/expanded/definitions/1173700>.
MLAWordNet. "expanded" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/expanded/definitions/1173700>
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