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Sense: Verb: make bigger
Synonyms:
extend Collocations, increase Collocations, grow Collocations, widen Collocations, broaden Collocations, open up, develop Collocations, amplify, bolster Collocations, enlarge Collocations, blow up, pad out, pump up, beef up, elaborate Collocations, inflate, heighten, augment, distend, stretch Collocations, bloat, bulk out
Sense: Verb: get bigger
Synonyms:
get bigger, become bigger, get larger, become larger, increase Collocations, mushroom Collocations, balloon Collocations, swell Collocations, inflate, spread Collocations, dilate, puff up, multiply, thicken, grow Collocations, widen Collocations, broaden Collocations, enlarge Collocations, blow up, heighten, distend, stretch Collocations, bloat
Sense: Verb: spread
Synonyms:
spread Collocations, spread out, extend Collocations, stretch out, unfurl, unfold Collocations, fan out, open up