تَوَسَّعَ
Root: وسع
Form: 5
Full Definition
تَوَسَّعَV
[He became, or made himself, ample, or abundant, in his circumstances; or in his means of subsistence; for توسّع فِى عَيْشِهِ;] i. q.
تَرَفَّغَ. (S, in art. رفغ.)
2 تَوَسَّعَ He took a wide, an ample, or a large, range, فِى أَمْرٍ, in an affair.
3 تَوَسَّعَ فِى السَّخَآءِ
4 It expanded itself, spread out, dilated, widened.
5 He expatiated. One says, توسّع فِى الدَّارِ, and لَهُ سَاحَةٌ يتوسّع فِيهَا. (TA, voce تركّح.)
6 He strode, in walking.
7 تَوَسَّعُوا فِيهِ حَتَّى أَطْلَقُوهُ عَلَى كَذَا They extended its signification, or amplified in respect of it, or rather, took an extended range in using it, so that they applied it to such a thing.
8 تَوَسَّعَ: see تَبَقَّرَ.
2 تَوَسَّعَ He took a wide, an ample, or a large, range, فِى أَمْرٍ, in an affair.
3 تَوَسَّعَ فِى السَّخَآءِ
4 It expanded itself, spread out, dilated, widened.
5 He expatiated. One says, توسّع فِى الدَّارِ, and لَهُ سَاحَةٌ يتوسّع فِيهَا. (TA, voce تركّح.)
6 He strode, in walking.
7 تَوَسَّعُوا فِيهِ حَتَّى أَطْلَقُوهُ عَلَى كَذَا They extended its signification, or amplified in respect of it, or rather, took an extended range in using it, so that they applied it to such a thing.
8 تَوَسَّعَ: see تَبَقَّرَ.
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