expand

utbreda, växa, utveckla, öppna, expandera, utvidga, vidga, faktorisera

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

2. (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).

3. (intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.

4. (transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent, sum of terms.

5. (intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent, sum of terms.

6. (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.