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Expatiation

Act of expatiating.

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Elaboration 76% connected

The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.

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Enlargement 76% connected

The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

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Expansion 76% connected

The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

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Enlarge 74% connected

To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Enlarge 74% connected

To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.

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