Similar words
ausdehnen
ausdehnen and ausweiten are close synonyms for "to expand, to stretch," largely interchangeable.
Similar in other languages
French
se développer
se développer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to expand."
Portuguese
expandir
expandir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to expand."
Practice
1 What does ausweiten mean?
to expand
2 Fill the gap: Man ___ die Kontrollen aus.
Full sentence: Man weitet die Kontrollen aus. (Checks are being expanded.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausweiten?
ausweiten: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.