Synonyms of the word

expand

• v. (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one.
• v. (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
• v. (transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
• v. (transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
• v. (transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same…
• v. (intransitive) To (be) change(d) from a smaller form/size to a larger one.
• v. (intransitive) To (be) increase(d) in extent, number, volume or scope.
• v. (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
• v. (intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.

alter

• v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
• v. (intransitive) To become different.
• v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
• v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

amplify

• v. (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like;—used especially of loudspeakers,…
• v. (transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars,…
• v. (transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.

boom

• v. To make a loud, resonant sound.
• v. (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
• v. (transitive) To make something boom.
• v. (slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.
• v. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
• n. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
• n. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
• interj. used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
• interj. used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
• n. (nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats…
• n. A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
• n. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
• n. (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally…
• n. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment…
• n. A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
• n. The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
• v. To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
• n. (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
• v. (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
• v. (transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

change

• v. (intransitive) To become something different.
• v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
• v. (transitive) To replace.
• v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
• v. (archaic) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
• n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
• n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
• n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
• n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
• n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
• n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
• n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
• n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
• n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

clarify

• v. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as…
• v. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
• v. (ergative) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or…
• v. (ergative) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
• v. (obsolete) To glorify.

dilate

• v. (transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
• v. (intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on"…

elaborate

• adj. Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
• adj. Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
• v. (intransitive) (used with on when used with an object) To give further detail or explanation (about).

elucidate

• v. (transitive) To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon.

enlarge

• v. (transitive) To make larger.
• v. (transitive) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to…
• v. (intransitive) To speak at length upon or on (some subject).
• v. (archaic) To release; to set at large.
• v. (nautical) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
• v. (law) To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).

expatiate

• v. (now rare) To range at large, or without restraint.
• v. To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant.
• v. (obsolete) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.

exposit

• v. to expound.

expound

• v. (transitive) To lay open the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length; to clear of obscurity; to interpret.
• v. (intransitive) To make a statement, especially at length.

extend

• v. (intransitive) To increase in extent.
• v. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent.
• v. (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
• v. (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
• v. (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
• v. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
• v. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
• v. (Britain, law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ…
• v. (object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype…

flourish

• v. (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
• v. (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
• v. (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
• v. (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
• v. (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
• v. (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado,…
• v. (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
• v. (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
• v. (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
• v. (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
• n. A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
• n. An ornamentation.
• n. (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
• n. (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.

grow

• v. (ergative) To become bigger.
• v. (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
• v. (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
• v. (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

increase

• v. (intransitive) (of a quantity) To become larger.
• v. (transitive) To make (a quantity) larger.
• v. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
• v. (astronomy, intransitive) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
• n. An amount by which a quantity is increased.
• n. For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger.
• n. (knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).

inflate

• v. (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally.
• v. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
• v. (figuratively) To swell; to puff up.
• v. (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.

lucubrate

• v. (rare) To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
• v. To work or write like a scholar.

modify

• v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
• v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

prosper

• v. (transitive) To favor; to render successful.
• v. (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
• v. (intransitive) To grow; to increase.

thrive

• v. To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
• v. To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.