expand

bolster broaden develop enlarge grow increase open spread swell widen

aggrandize amplify bloat burgeon detail diffuse dilate distend elaborate embellish explicate fatten heighten hike inflate lengthen magnify mount multiply mushroom pad piggyback prolong protract pyramid stretch thicken unfold unfurl unravel unroll wax

beef up blow up bulk up fan out fill out open out outspread puff up slap on soup up spread out stretch out tack on upsurge

close compress decrease diminish end halt hide hinder lessen narrow reduce restrict shrink stop

abbreviate contract curtail deflate fall lower shorten shrivel simplify tangle thin withhold

abridge

build up develop enlarge extend

amplify dilate discourse elaborate embellish expatiate expound sweeten

beef up drag out flesh out spell out

abridge compress condense curtail decrease lessen lower shrink

contract reduce simplify

abbreviate shorten