Meaning
To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Recorded in Middle English since 1422 (as expanden, expaunden), from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Latin expandō (“to spread out”), itself from ex- (“out, outwards”) + pandō (“to spread”). Doublet of spawn.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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