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Syllabification: (ex·pand)

Pronunciation: /ikˈspand/

Definition of expand

become or make larger or more extensive: [no object]:their business expanded into other hotels and properties [with object]:baby birds cannot expand and contract their lungs
[no object] Physics (of the universe) undergo a continuous change whereby, according to theory based on observed redshifts, all the galaxies recede from one another.
[no object] (expand on) give a fuller version or account of:Anne expanded on the theory

Derivatives

late Middle English: from Latin expandere 'to spread out', from ex- 'out' + pandere 'to spread'

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