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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make larger; add to.
  • v. To give greater scope to; expand. See Synonyms at increase.
  • verb-intransitive. To become larger; grow.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make larger.
  • v. To speak at length upon or on (some subject)
  • v. To release; to set at large.
  • v. To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify
  • v. 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.
  • v. To set at large or set free.
  • verb-intransitive. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to expand
  • verb-intransitive. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate.
  • verb-intransitive. To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make larger; add to; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; extend; augment: as, to enlarge a building or a business.
  • To increase the capacity or scope of; expand; make more comprehensive.
  • To increase in appearance; magnify to the eye.
  • To set at large or at liberty; give freedom or scope to; release from limitation, confinement, or pressure.
  • To state at large; expatiate upon: in this sense now followed by on or upon. See II., 2.
  • To awaken strong religious feeling in; “enlarge the heart” of; hence, to move to utterance; cause or permit to expatiate: often reflexive.
  • In old law, to give further time to; extend, postpone, or continue: as, to enlarge a rule or an order.
  • To grow large or larger; increase; dilate; expand: as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management.
  • To speak at large; be diffuse in speaking or writing; expatiate; amplify: with on or upon.
  • To exaggerate.
  • In photography, to make enlargements; practise solar printing. See enlargement, 8.
  • n. Freedom; liberty; enlargement.
  • To cause (a horse) to spread his legs wider apart, so as to prevent him from interfering.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make larger
  • v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  • v. make large
  • v. become larger or bigger
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    enlarged    enlarges    enlarging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    increase   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    extend    magnify    expand    increase    augment    spread    amplify    expatiate    dilate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Marge    barge    charge    discharge    large    marge    mischarge    recharge    sarge    supercharge   
    Same Context
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