expand vs clear up

clear up vs expand

expand and clear up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, clear up is a hypernym of expand; that is, clear up is a word with a broader meaning than expand:

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

Other hypernyms of expand include clarify, elucidate.

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

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