English Dictionary
Definition of “enlarge”
enlarge (ɪnˈlɑːdʒ
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Definitions
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)
Alternative Forms
enˈlargeable adjective
Synonyms
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expand,
increase,
extend,
add to,
build up,
widen,
intensify,
blow up,
heighten,
broaden,
inflate,
lengthen,
magnify,
amplify,
augment,
make bigger
elongate,
make larger =
grow,
increase,
extend,
stretch,
expand,
swell,
wax,
multiply,
inflate,
lengthen,
diffuse,
elongate,
dilate,
become bigger
puff up,
grow larger grow bigger become larger
distend,
bloat,
Usage examples
In Cumberland there is a small estate which belongs to the family and I could enlarge that and start afresh.
Holt, Victoria, The Black Opal (1993)Click to enlarge Speed is regulated by backward pressure against the pedals, which requires a rear sprocket fixed rigidly to the hub.
Cycling Weekly (2004)But there's a tradeoff: an optical zoom lens moves physically to optically enlarge the incoming image.
canada.com (2004)But by adjusting the figures to ` enlarge " their farms they could receive more money.
Sun, News of the World (1999)Wren was instructed to enlarge this simple, rectangular, two-storeyed building into a discreet family home.
Lisa Jardine, THE OUTSTANDING CAREER OF SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN (2002)
