PRESHRINKING Antonyms

• relating to or suitable for growth

• (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

• (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

• the act of prolonging something

• act of expanding by lengthening or widening

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

• an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

• an increase in width

• a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

• the act of making something wider

• become wider

• cause to expand as if by internal pressure

• swell from or as if from internal pressure

• make larger

• make large

• become larger or bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

• exaggerate or make bigger

• fill with gas or air

• cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

• increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

• become inflated