English → Latin
“expand” in Latin
pandōto bend, curve anything; to bend (oneself)extendōto stretch or thrust out; to extend, prolong or continue; to enlarge or increaseexplicōto unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; to spread out, stretch out, extend, display, deploy; to disentangle, solve, setrētenet, snare, network; trap; The Web; the Internet.digitusa finger, toe; a digit, number; an inch (in ancient times, a 16th part of a Roman foot)ingeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character; nature; disposition, temper, inclination; intelligence, natural capacity
The English word expand itself goes back to Latin pandō, through expandō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
expand
pandere (e.g., vela, retia: pennas ad solem, Verg.): extendere (to stretch out; e.g., digitos): explicare (to unfold).
INTRANS.) dispandi (very rare; PROP.; e.g., arbor vastis ramis, Plin.): se aperire (general term; to discover itself): corroborari et coi firmari (to be strengthened; of the intellect; ingenium).
Of flowers, se aperire or pandere; florem expandere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for expand?
- The usual Latin words for “expand” are pandō, extendō, explicō; also rēte, digitus, ingenium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.