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en·large (en lärj, in-)

transitive verb -·larged, -·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)

enlarge Related Forms

en·larger noun

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.

enlarge Law Definition

v

To make greater in size, extend; to free from detention.

enlarge Usage Examples

Object

  • click: To enlarge the full text screen click on the by the document.
  • image: Can the visitor click on them for more info or to enlarge the image?
  • thumbnail: Picture by Mrs. P. Click to enlarge the thumbnail.
  • lesion: The drug also reduced the number of new or enlarging MS lesions seen on MRI scans by 83 % .
  • hole: Take care not to enlarge the rivet hole in the tool head itself.
  • text: How do I enlarge the text on the site?

Preposition: on

occasion: The churchyard has been enlarged on several occasions, but there may be an original sub-oval enclosure here.

Subject

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

Modifying Another Word

  • considerably: Around the beginning of the first century BCE, the settlement was considerably enlarged.
  • greatly: On the edges of Lagoon III there is a growing area of reeds, greatly enlarged by a major project in 2000.
  • substantially: The workhouse was substantially enlarged in 1908 and could then accommodate 440 inmates.
  • gradually: To the north, the passage splits, the left hand branch gradually enlarging to a junction after some 60m.
  • subsequently: The yellow warning panels were subsequently enlarged to cover the whole cab front.
  • newly: The new rules will operate throughout the newly enlarged EU.

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.

Used with why or when

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

Infinitive complement

  • accommodate: The Bloody Tower was enlarged to accommodate Ralegh's family.
  • encompass: The scope of the conference will be enlarged to encompass experimental measurements and their relationship to computational techniques.

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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