ampliar
transitive verb
1 (en tamaño) to extend
queremos ampliar el salón we want to extend the living room; we want to make the living room bigger; lee mucho para ampliar su vocabulario he reads a lot in order to extend o expand his vocabulary; se fue a Inglaterra a ampliar sus estudios he went to England to broaden his studies
2 (en número) to increase
van a ampliar las plazas de profesor they are going to increase the number of teaching posts; no ampliarán la plantilla they are not going to increase o expand the headcount o the payroll
3 [+prórroga, período] to extend
han ampliado el plazo de matrícula they have put back the closing date for enrolment; they have extended the period for enrolment