Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To increase in area or scope; to lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. 2. (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence. 3. (v. t.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion. 4. (v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.

Multi-Version Concordance Expand (3 Occurrences) 2 Corinthians 6:13 And in just requital--I speak as to my children--let your hearts expand also. (WEY DBY) 2 Corinthians 10:15 not boasting beyond proper limits in other men's labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence, (See NIV) Exodus 39:3 and they expand the plates of gold, and have cut off wires to work in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the purple, and in the midst of the scarlet, and in the midst of the linen -- work of a designer; (YLT)