EGAVE

expands

Academic Word List, sublist 5.

About 3.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of expand

Similar words

extend enlarge dilate amplify spread out get ahead flesh out elaborate expound thrive

Often followed by

the and to on into in its as upon

Word family

expand expanded expanding expansion expansionism expansive

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