uitbreiden

Meaning

1. to extend, to expand
2. (figuratively) to escalate, to become more serious

Concepts

extend

expand

augment

enlarge

increase

spread

step up

aggrandize

magnify

amplify

spread out

adulterate

anoint

apply

dilute

grease

reach

smear

spread-eagle

stretch

stretch out

unfold

unfurl

unroll

enhance

accrue

grow

heighten

increase up

raise

rise

wax

layout

lay out

strech out

broadcast

diffuse

dilate

escalate

get about

push

develop

eke

balloons

enlargen

exaggerate

Etymology

From uit (“out”) + breed (“broad”) + -en.