METASTASIS Synonyms

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

• (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration

• the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another

• the property of being diffused or dispersed

• the act of dispersing or diffusing something

• the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

• the property of being diffused or dispersed

• the act of dispersing or diffusing something

• an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

• the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

• a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

• a discussion that provides additional information

• adding information or detail

• a series with a definite pattern of advance

• a movement forward

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• growth by the rapid multiplication of parts

• a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)

• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

• the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

• the movement of a wave through a medium

• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

• farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

• a haphazard distribution in all directions

• a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

• a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

• two facing pages of a book or other publication

• the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)

• decorative cover for a bed

• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

• distributed or spread over a considerable extent

• prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out

• fully extended in width

• distribute or disperse widely

• become distributed or widespread

• spread across or over

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• cause to become widely known

• become widely known and passed on

• strew or distribute over an area

• move outward

• cover by spreading something over

• distribute over a surface in a layer