clear up vs expand

expand vs clear up

clear up and expand both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clear up	No	No	Yes	No
expand	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expand is a hyponym of clear up; that is, expand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clear up:

clear up: make clear and (more) comprehensible
expand: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Other hyponyms of clear up include demystify, clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, disambiguate.

clear up (verb)	expand (verb)
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound	grow vigorously
finish a task completely	exaggerate or make bigger
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear	become larger in size or volume or quantity
make clear and (more) comprehensible	expand the influence of
become clear	make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
	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

Difference between clear up and expand

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