Enlarge - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word enlarge
Brit.  |ɪnˈlɑːdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word enlarge

verb

- make larger
She enlarged the flower beds
- make large (syn: blow up, magnify)
- become larger or bigger
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (syn: dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, expound, lucubrate)

Extra examples

We had the photograph enlarged.

...as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built...

The glands may enlarge.

His own mind was enlarged and enriched by foreign travel.

Please enlarge on this question, we need to know more.

Let me enlarge upon that point.

Police will have the pictures enlarged in an attempt to identify the thief.

A good way to enlarge your vocabulary is to read a daily newspaper.

She enlarged the flower beds

He was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.

There are plans to enlarge the runway to enable jumbo jets to land.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: enlarge
he/she/it: enlarges
present participle: enlarging
past tense: enlarged
past participle: enlarged
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