Expand vs. Grow
Expandverb
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
Expandverb
(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
Expandverb
(transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
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To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
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To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value
Expandverb
(intransitive) To (be) change(d) from a smaller form/size to a larger one.
Expandverb
(intransitive) To (be) increase(d) in extent, number, volume or scope.
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(intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
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(intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
Expandverb
To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
Expandverb
To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; - opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
Expandverb
To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
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To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.
Expandverb
extend in one or more directions;
Expandverb
become larger in size or volume or quantity;
Expandverb
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity;
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grow stronger;
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exaggerate or make bigger;
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add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
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expand the influence of;
Growverb
(ergative) To become bigger.
Growverb
(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
Growverb
(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
Growverb
(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
Growverb
To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
Growverb
To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; - said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
Growverb
To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
Growverb
To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
Growverb
To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
Growverb
To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
Growverb
To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
Growverb
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
Growverb
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain;
Growverb
increase in size by natural process;
Growverb
cause to grow or develop;
Growverb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
Growverb
come into existence; take on form or shape;
Growverb
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
Growverb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
Growverb
grow emotionally or mature;
Growverb
become attached by or as if by the process of growth;
Growverb
(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically
Growverb
(of a plant) germinate and develop
Growverb
cause (plants) to germinate and develop
Growverb
allow or cause (a part of the body) to grow or develop
Growverb
(of something abstract) come into existence and develop
Growverb
become larger or greater over a period of time; increase
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develop or expand (something, especially a business)
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become gradually or increasingly
Growverb
(of a person) come to feel or think something over time
