Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX-PAND'
EX-PAND', v.i.
- To open; to spread. Flowers expand in spring.
- To dilate; to extend in bulk or surface. Metals expand by heat. A lake expands, when swelled by rains.
- To enlarge, as, the heart expands with joy.
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