expand

verb

1.
2.
become larger in size or volume or quantity
boln upblow waxen
Derived from:
expandible expansible expansive
3.
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
braid out mickle orfathom
Derived from:
expandible expansible expansive
4.
5.
exaggerate or make bigger
amplify blow up inflate
Derived from:
expansive
6.
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
dilate elaborate enlarge expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate
Event:
expansion
Antonym:
contract
Derived from:
expansion
7.
expand the influence of
creeping extend
Derived from:
expandible expansive