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enlarge definition

en·large (en lärj′, in-)

transitive verb enlarged -·larged′, enlarging -·larg′·ing

  1. to make larger; increase in size, volume, extent, etc.; broaden; expand
  2. Photog. to reproduce on a larger scale

Etymology: ME enlargen < OFr enlargier: see en- & large

intransitive verb

  1. to become larger; increase in size, extent, etc.; expand
  2. to speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; expatiate (on or upon)

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enlarge Synonyms

enlarge

v.

  1. To become larger

    expand, spread, swell, increase; see grow 1.

  2. To make larger

    extend, augment, expand, increase; see increase 1. See syn. study at increase.


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enlarge Usage Examples

Object

  • click: To enlarge the full text screen click on the by the document.

Used with why or when

  • when: Anti-aliased fonts should be avoided because they enlarge poorly when a screen magnification program is used.

Modifying Another Word

  • considerably: Around the beginning of the first century BCE, the settlement was considerably enlarged.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • upon: A vast body of Greco-Roman knowledge of herbs was preserved and enlarged upon by the Arabs.

Preposition: after

  • armistice: The Cemetery was greatly enlarged after the Armistice by the concentration of over 700 graves from the Battlefields between the Somme and the Luce.

Infinitive complement

  • accommodate: The Bloody Tower was enlarged to accommodate Ralegh's family.

Preposition: by

  • addition: In 1894, the fleet was enlarged by the addition of the Geneva Cross, another purpose-built paddle-steamer.
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enlarge quotes

Enlarge my life with multitude of days, In health, in sickness, thus the suppliant prays; Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know, That life protracted is protracted woe. Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

Then, rising with Aurora's light, The Muse invoked, sit down to write; Blot out, correct, insert, refine, Enlarge, diminish, interline.

-Swift,Jonathan

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