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Etymology

Template:Root Recorded in Template:Inh since 1422 (as Template:M, Template:M), from Template:Der, from Template:Der, itself from Template:M + Template:M. Template:Doublet.

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. Template:Lb To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.

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2. Template:Lb To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).

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3. Template:Lb To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
4. Template:Lb To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.

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5. Template:Lb To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.

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6. Template:Lb To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same (non-zero) number (which yields a fraction of equal value).

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7. Template:Lb To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.

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8. Template:Lb To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
9. Template:Lb To speak or write at length or in detail.

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10. Template:Lb To feel generous or optimistic.
11. Template:Lb In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to show the subentries of (an entry).

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Synonyms

• Template:Sense open out, spread, spread out, unfold
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• Template:Sense Template:L (on), expand on

Antonyms

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Translations

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• Finnish: Template:T+, Template:Qualifier Template:T+
• French: Template:T+
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• Greek: Template:T+
• Hebrew: Template:T, Template:T+, Template:T
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Ingrian: Template:T
• Italian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Japanese: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Korean: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Latin: Template:T
• Malayalam: Template:T
• Maori: Template:T, Template:T, Template:T, Template:T
• Norwegian: Template:T, Template:T
• Romanian: Template:T+, Template:T, Template:T+
• Russian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Spanish: Template:T+
• Swedish: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Tagalog: Template:T
• Thai: Template:T+
• Ukrainian: Template:T, Template:T, Template:T
• Yiddish: Template:T

• Arabic: Template:T
• Bulgarian: Template:T+
• Danish: Template:T+
• Dutch: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• German: Template:T+
• Hebrew: Template:T
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Italian: Template:T+
• Japanese: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Korean: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Lü: Template:T
• Malayalam: Template:T
• Maori: Template:T Template:Qualifier
• Norwegian: Template:T, Template:T
• Romanian: Template:T+
• Russian: Template:T+
• Swedish: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Tagalog: Template:T
• Ukrainian: Template:T
• Yiddish: Template:T

• Arabic: Template:T+
• Bulgarian: Template:T
• Dutch: Template:T, Template:T+
• Hebrew: Template:T+
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T
• Italian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Japanese: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Korean: Template:T+
• Norwegian: Template:T, Template:T
• Russian: Template:T, Template:T
• Spanish: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Swedish: Template:T+
• Tagalog: Template:T

• Bulgarian: Template:T+check
• Dutch: Template:T+
• Finnish: Template:T
• French: Template:T+
• Hebrew: Template:T
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Italian: Template:T+
• Maori: Template:T-check
• Norwegian: Template:T+check
• Romanian: Template:T+check
• Russian: Template:T-check
• Swedish: Template:T+check
• Ukrainian: Template:T-check
• Vietnamese: Template:T+

• Italian: Template:T+

• Finnish: Template:T+
• Hungarian: Template:T+
• Italian: Template:T+

• Bulgarian: Template:T
• Dutch: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T
• Esperanto: Template:T
• Finnish: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Italian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Korean: Template:T, Template:T+
• Latin: Template:T
• Malayalam: Template:T+
• Maori: Template:T, Template:T
• Norwegian: Template:T+, Template:T
• Ottoman Turkish: Template:T, Template:T
• Romanian: Template:T+
• Russian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Swedish: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Tagalog: Template:T
• Ukrainian: Template:T, Template:T, Template:T
• Yiddish: Template:T

• Arabic: Template:T
• Dutch: Template:T+, Template:T, Template:T+
• Finnish: Template:T+
• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Italian: Template:T+
• Korean: Template:T, Template:T+
• Malayalam: Template:T+
• Norwegian: Template:T+, Template:T
• Ottoman Turkish: Template:T, Template:T Template:Qualifier; Template:T Template:Qualifier
• Russian: Template:T+
• Swedish: Template:T+, Template:T+, Template:T+
• Tagalog: Template:T
• Ukrainian: Template:T
• Yiddish: Template:T

• Dutch: Template:Qualifier Template:T+
• Finnish: Template:T+, Template:T+
• French: Template:T+
• Hungarian: Template:T, Template:T+
• Italian: Template:T+
• Norwegian: Template:T
• Swedish: Template:T+
• Tagalog: Template:T
• Ukrainian: Template:T

• Hungarian: Template:T+, Template:T+
• Russian: Template:T+, Template:T, Template:T

• French: Template:T+check, (s')éteindre