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expander
Variant of expand
transitive verb
- to spread out; open out; stretch out; unfold: the eagle expanded its wings
- to make greater in size, bulk, scope, etc.; enlarge; dilate; extend
- to enlarge upon (a topic, idea, etc.); develop in detail
- to work out or show the full form of (a contraction, mathematical equation, etc.)
intransitive verb
- to become expanded; spread out, unfold, enlarge, etc.
- to become affable, warmly communicative, etc.
Related Forms:
- expandable adjective
- expandability noun
- expander noun
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