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enlarge
[ en-lahrj ]
verb (used with object)
- to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
They enlarged the house by adding an east wing.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- to increase the capacity or scope of; expand:
We've decided to enlarge the company.
Antonyms:
- to make (a photographic print) larger than the negative by projecting the negative's image through a lens onto photographic printing paper.
verb (used without object)
- to grow larger; increase; expand.
- to speak or write at large; expatiate:
to enlarge upon a point.
enlarge
/ ɪˈɑː /
verb
- to make or grow larger in size, scope, etc; increase or expand
- tr to make (a photographic print) of a larger size than the negative
- intr; foll by on or upon to speak or write (about) in greater detail; expatiate (on)
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ··· [en-, lahr, -jid-lee, -, lahrjd, -], adverb
- ·Ļ·Ա noun
- ·iԲ· adverb
- e· verb (used with object) preenlarged preenlarging
- e· verb reenlarged reenlarging
- ܲe· adjective
- ܲe·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The core story has deepened over the decade and a half it took to enlarge it to full-length.
After a long period in which Americans fought incredibly hard to enlarge the freedom to move, tearing down barriers of class and race, we’ve spent the last 50 years re-erecting them.
"Being part of Nato brings us on an equal footing with all the other allies. It enlarges the possibilities for Finnish companies in the defence sector and beyond."
After a heart scan, Joey said clinicians diagnosed him with steroid-induced dilated cardiomyopathy - a condition that causes the heart to enlarge and weaken, making it difficult to pump blood.
And it used to be a really tiny picture, and they got it enlarged, and so the quality is awful.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say enlarge?
To enlarge something is to make it larger or to add to it. How does enlarge differ from increase and augment? Find out on .
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