enlarge
Verb
Verb Forms: enlarged, enlarging, enlarges
- To make or become larger in size or scope.
- make larger
- "She enlarged the flower beds"
- make large
- 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
- To make (something) larger.
- To grow larger.
- To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
- To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject); expand; elaborate
- To release; to set at large.
- To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
- To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).
Examples
- Knowledge enlarges the mind.
- She aimed to ENLARGE her score by finding a bingo that covered a double-word square.
- We'll need to enlarge our budget if we want to include the helicopter ride in our holiday.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier, enlargir. By surface analysis, en- + large.
Synonyms
blow up, dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, magnify, embiggen, enlargen, greaten, largen
Scrabble Score: 8
enlarge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordenlarge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enlarge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary