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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The Biden Administration also restored or enlarged the boundaries of other monuments, including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah and the San Gabriel Mountains and Berryessa Snow Mountain monuments in California. —

Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024 The third heart sound reflects blood striking the wall of a stretched or enlarged ventricle (one of the heart's lower chambers). —

Rafle Fernandez, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024 This inflates the cell, separating and enlarging the structures so they can be more easily studied. —

The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 Realizing that dream will take more research that seeks out the evolutionary secrets of critters far smaller than us, and thereby enlarges our world. —

Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for enlarge