enlarge

verb

en·large in-ˈlärj

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enlarged; enlarging

Synonyms of enlarge next

transitive verb

: to make larger : extend

enlarged the family fortune with new investments

: to give greater scope to : expand

education may enlarge one's view of the world

: to set free

enlarge a captive

intransitive verb

: to grow larger

: to speak or write at length : elaborate

let me enlarge upon that point

enlargeable

in-ˈlär-jə-bəl

en-

adjective

enlarger noun

Choose the Right Synonym for enlarge

increase, enlarge, augment, multiply mean to make or become greater.

increase used intransitively implies progressive growth in size, amount, or intensity

his waistline increased with age

; used transitively it may imply simple not necessarily progressive addition.

increased her landholdings

enlarge implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity.

enlarged the kitchen

augment implies addition to what is already well grown or well developed.

the inheritance augmented his fortune

multiply implies increase in number by natural generation or by indefinite repetition of a process.

with each attempt the problems multiplied

Examples of enlarge in a Sentence

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

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Located just south of the landmark American Brewery (the structure that looks like some fantasist vastly enlarged a cuckoo clock) this grouping of public utility structures fell on excruciatingly hard times. —

Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025 This additional content offered for purchase enlarges the base game and offers different clothes, hairstyles, items and worlds for people to explore. —

Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025 With time running out, the planners took a smaller street grid from 15 or so years earlier and simply enlarged it to cover the rest of Manhattan island. —

The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Big names from class struggles past Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt, both scions of an old and prosperous Dutch dynasty in New York, enlarged their vision and political prospects by transcending allegiance to their economic caste. —

Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for enlarge