enlarge
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: They enlarged the house by adding an east wing.
to increase the capacity or scope of; expand: We've decided to enlarge the company.
to make (a photographic print) larger than the negative by projecting the negative's image through a lens onto photographic printing paper.
to grow larger; increase; expand.
to speak or write at large; expatiate: to enlarge upon a point.
Origin of enlarge
1Other words for enlarge
Opposites for enlarge
Other words from enlarge
- en·large·a·ble, adjective
- en·larg·ed·ly [en-lahr-jid-lee, -lahrjd-], /ɛnˈlɑr dʒɪd li, -ˈlɑrdʒd-/, adverb
- en·larg·ed·ness, noun
- en·larg·ing·ly, adverb
- pre·en·large, verb (used with object), pre·en·larged, pre·en·larg·ing.
- re·en·large, verb, re·en·larged, re·en·larg·ing.
- un·en·larged, adjective
- un·en·larg·ing, adjective
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How to use enlarge in a sentence
Those raised for their meat (200 million tons of it a year) can barely walk because their breasts have been so enlarged.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter that he rebuilt it and enlarged its bordering territory from 1.8 to 140 hectares.
I took a finished, enlarged portrait to him in a beautiful frame as a present.
Alas, at his peak fame and success he died of an enlarged heart, just three weeks after Hairspray was released.
A Tribute to Divine, Hollywood’s Most Infamous Drag Queen | Jimmy So | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTClick on the picture to see it much enlarged, which is crucial to its appreciation.
The inner ends of the burrows were enlarged with a depression in the floor, where the eggs were laid.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasA moderately enlarged testis (probably regressing) was noted in the specimen from Pisté, on July 21.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasThe church has lately been much enlarged, and the long-standing rebuke no more exists.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellIn 1763 the chapel was enlarged, and at the same time a little more land was added to the graveyard.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellIt has since been enlarged, and is now much more ornamental as well as being useful.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
British Dictionary definitions for enlarge
/ (ɪnˈlɑːdʒ) /
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 of enlarge
- enlargeable, adjective
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