English to English
enlarge
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verb (v)
- make larger(verb.change)Example:
She enlarged the flower beds.
source: wordnet30 - become larger or bigger(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing(verb.communication)Synonym:
dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
Antonym:
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shortensource: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913