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Synonyms: aggrandize amplify beef up bloat blow up bolster broaden bulk up burgeon detail develop diffuse dilate distend elaborate embellish enlarge explicate fan out fatten fill out grow heighten hike increase inflate lengthen magnify mount multiply mushroom open open out outspread pad piggyback prolong protract puff up pyramid slap on soup up spread spread out stretch stretch out swell tack on thicken unfold unfurl unravel unroll upsurge wax widen

Antonyms: abbreviate contract lessen lower shorten shrink

Synonyms: amplify beef up build up develop dilate discourse drag out elaborate embellish enlarge expatiate expound extend flesh out spell out sweeten

Antonyms: abbreviate abridge shorten