expand#7 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def become larger in size or volume or quantity
examples his business expanded rapidly
Frame - 1 Something ----s
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Hypernym grow
Derivationally related form expand → expansible; expand → expansible
Derivationally related form expand → expandible; expand → expandible
Derivationally related form expand → expansive
Hyponym balloon, inflate, billow; swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
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Derivationally related form expansible → expand; expansible → expand
Derivationally related form expandible → expand; expandible → expand
Derivationally related form expansive → expand
Hyponym grow
Hypernym balloon, inflate, billow; swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

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