expand
Pronunciation:
/ɛkˈspænd/verb
Definitions
To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
Example: You can expand this compact umbrella to cover a large table.
To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
Example: A flower expands its leaves.
To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
Example: Use the binomial theorem to expand {(x+1)}^4.