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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kakuchō suru
"彼は追加の例で記事を拡張しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To increase the size or volume of something by adding material or content.
"The writer decided to pad out the article with additional examples to meet the word count requirement." - 2
To embellish or elaborate on a subject to make it seem more significant.
"He padded out his resume with irrelevant experiences to make it appear more impressive."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'pad-out' is derived from the combination of 'pad', which comes from the Old English 'padda' meaning 'frog' or 'to cushion', and 'out', which has roots in Old English 'ūt' meaning 'outside' or 'outward'. The phrase evolved to imply the act of making something larger or more substantial, often in a figurative sense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pad-Out" is said worldwide
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Élargir
Transliteration: elargir
"Il a élargi l'article avec des exemples supplémentaires."
Aufblähen
Transliteration: aufblähen
"Er hat den Artikel mit zusätzlichen Beispielen aufgebläht."
Ampliare
Transliteration: ampliare
"Ha ampliato l'articolo con esempi aggiuntivi."
Ampliar
Transliteration: ampliar
"Amplié el artículo con ejemplos adicionales."
Ampliar
Transliteration: ampliar
"Ele ampliou o artigo com exemplos adicionais."
बढ़ाना
Transliteration: badhana
"उसने लेख को अतिरिक्त उदाहरणों के साथ बढ़ाया।"
扩展
Transliteration: kuòzhǎn
"他用额外的例子扩展了文章。"
확장하다
Transliteration: hwakjanghada
"그는 추가 예제로 기사를 확장했다."
拡張する
Transliteration: kakuchō suru
"彼は追加の例で記事を拡張しました。"
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