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verb (used with object)
1.
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: They enlarged the house by adding an east wing.
2.
to increase the capacity or scope of; expand: We've decided to enlarge the company.
3.
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)
4.
to grow larger; increase; expand.
5.
to speak or write at large; expatiate: to enlarge upon a point.
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| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
Related forms
en·large·a·ble, adjective
en·larg·ed·ness, noun
en·larg·ing·ly, adverb
pre·en·large, verb (used with object), -larged, -larg·ing.
EXPANDAntonyms
1. diminish. 2. contract.
1. diminish. 2. contract.
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Word Origin & History
enlarge
c.1400, from O.Fr. enlarger, from en- "make, put in" + large. Related: Enlarged; enlarging.
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