ENLARGE

enlarge

(verb) make larger; “She enlarged the flower beds”

enlarge

(verb) become larger or bigger

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

enlarge (third-person singular simple present enlarges, present participle enlarging, simple past and past participle enlarged)

(transitive) To make larger.

(intransitive) To grow larger.

(transitive) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.

(intransitive) To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject)

(archaic) To release; to set at large.

(nautical) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.

(legal) To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).

Synonyms

• (make larger, expand): embiggen, enlargen, largen, greaten

• (speak or write at length): dilate, expatiate

Anagrams

• General, general, gleaner, reangle

Source: Wiktionary

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En*large", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlarged; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlarging.] Etym: [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F. large wide. See Large.]

1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house. To enlarge their possessions of land. Locke.

2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind. O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. 2 Cor. vi. 11.

3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic] It will enlarge us from all restraints. Barrow. Enlarging hammer, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. Knight.

– To enlarge an order or rule (Law), to extend the time for complying with it. Abbott.

– To enlarge one's self, to give free vent to speech; to spread out discourse. "They enlarged themselves on this subject." Clarendon.

– To enlarge the heart, to make free, liberal, and charitable.

Syn.

– To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment; magnify. See Increase.

En*large", v. i.

1. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction.

2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate. To enlarge upon this theme. M. Arnold.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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