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- verb - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
- become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
- exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
- expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
- extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
- grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
- make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
Expats
- noun - a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"
Expect
- verb - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
- consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
- consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
- look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"
- look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
- regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Expede
- - To expedite; to hasten.
Expels
- verb - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
- eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
- force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
- remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
Expend
- verb - pay out; "spend money"
- use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
Expert
- adjective - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood;
Expire
- verb - comes to an end
- Dying
- expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
- lose validity; "My passports expired last month"
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
Expiry
- noun - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
- the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
Expone
- - To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to imperil.