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
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).
• (make larger, expand): embiggen, enlargen, largen, greaten
• (speak or write at length): dilate, expatiate
• General, general, gleaner, reangle
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
