expand, spread out - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" --1is one way togrow Antonyms:shrink, contract Sample sentences: Something ----s Something is ----ing PP
boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand - grow stronger; "The economy was booming" --4is one way togrow Sample sentence: The business is going to expand
inflate, blow up, expand, amplify - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" --5is one way toincrease Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something
extend, expand - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" --7is one way tochange, alter, modify Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something