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en·large
/
ɛnˈlɑrdʒ
/
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[
en-
lahrj
]
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verb,
en·larged,
en·larg·ing.
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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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
enlargen
<
Old French
enlargir, enlarger.
See
en-
1
,
large
Related forms
en·large·a·ble,
adjective
en·larg·ed·ly
/
ɛnˈlɑr
dʒɪd
li
,
-ˈlɑrdʒd-
/
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[
en-
lahr
-jid-lee
,
-
lahrjd
-
]
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,
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
Synonyms
1.
extend, magnify, amplify, dilate. See
increase
.
Antonyms
1.
diminish.
2.
contract.
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enlarge
(ɪnˈlɑːdʒ)
—
vb
1.
to make or grow larger in size, scope, etc; increase or expand
2.
(
tr
) to make (a photographic print) of a larger size than the negative
3.
(
intr;
foll by
on
or
upon
) to speak or write (about) in greater detail; expatiate (on)
en'largeable
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
enlarge
c.1400, from O.Fr. enlarger, from en- "make, put in" +
large
. Related: Enlarged; enlarging.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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