expand

• "The dough expands"

Synonyms

• spread outmove outward; set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; strew or distribute over an area; extend in one or more directions; turn outward; move away from each other; spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• "his business expanded rapidly"

• "expand the house by adding another wing"

• "The deer population in this town is thriving"
• "business is booming"

Synonyms

• boommake a resonant sound, like artillery; hit hard; be the case that thunder is being heard; make a deep hollow sound; grow vigorously; a deep prolonged loud noise ; a state of economic prosperity ; a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set ; any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
• thrivegrow vigorously; make steady progress
• flourishgrow vigorously; make steady progress; move or swing back and forth; a showy gesture; an ornamental embellishment in writing ; a display of ornamental speech or language ; the act of waving ; (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

• "The charges were inflated"

Synonyms

• inflateexaggerate or make bigger; fill with gas or air; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; become inflated
• blow upcause to burst with a violent release of energy; make large; get very angry and fly into a rage; add details to ; burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; exaggerate or make bigger; fill with gas or air; to swell or cause to enlarge
• amplifyincrease in size, volume or significance; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; exaggerate or make bigger; increase the volume of

• "clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing"
• "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

Synonyms

• elaboratemarked by complexity and richness of detail; developed or executed with care and in minute detail; add details, as to an account or idea; produce from basic elements or sources; make more complex, intricate, or richer; work out in detail
• lucubrateadd details, as to an account or idea
• expatiateadd details, as to an account or idea
• expositstate; add details, as to an account or idea
• enlargemake larger; make large; become larger or bigger ; add details, as to an account or idea
• flesh outmake fat or plump; add details, as to an account or idea; become round, plump, or shapely
• expoundadd details, as to an account or idea; state
• dilatebecome wider; add details, as to an account or idea

• "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

Synonyms

• extendextend in scope or range or area; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; span an interval of distance, space or time; make available; thrust or extend out; reach outward in space; offer verbally; extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; expand the influence of; lengthen in time; extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; cause to move at full gallop; open or straighten out; use to the utmost; prolong the time allowed for payment of; continue or extend; increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance