Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make larger in size.
- intransitive verb To make larger in scope or effect; expand: synonym: increase.
- intransitive verb To become larger; grow or swell.
- intransitive verb To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cause (a horse) to spread his legs wider apart, so as to prevent him from interfering.
- noun Freedom; liberty; enlargement.
- To make larger; add to; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; extend; augment: as, to
enlarge a building or a business. - To increase the capacity or scope of; expand; make more comprehensive.
- To increase in appearance; magnify to the eye.
- To set at large or at liberty; give freedom or scope to; release from limitation, confinement, or pressure.
- To state at large; expatiate upon: in this sense now followed by on or upon. See II., 2.
- To awaken strong religious feeling in; “enlarge the heart” of; hence, to move to utterance; cause or permit to expatiate: often reflexive.
- In old law, to give further time to; extend, postpone, or continue: as, to
enlarge a rule or an order. - To grow large or larger; increase; dilate; expand: as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management.
- To speak at large; be diffuse in speaking or writing; expatiate; amplify: with on or upon.
- To exaggerate.
- In photography, to make enlargements; practise solar printing. See
enlargement , 8.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to expand
- intransitive verb To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate.
- intransitive verb (Naut.) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.
- transitive verb To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify
- transitive verb To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like.
- transitive verb Archaic To set at large or set free.
- transitive verb a hammer with a slightly rounded face of large diameter; -- used by gold beaters.
- transitive verb (Law) to extend the time for complying with it.
- transitive verb to give free vent to speech; to spread out discourse.
- transitive verb to make free, liberal, and charitable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
larger . - verb intransitive To speak
at length upon or on (some subject) - verb archaic To
release ; to setat large . - verb nautical To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make larger
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- verb make large
- verb become larger or bigger
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Haye will be making the second defence of his title enlarge
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Button and Hamilton will be fighting it our for the title enlarge
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Button and Hamilton will be fighting it our for the title enlarge
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Ferguson is changing his pre-season plan this term enlarge
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Modric has been excellent for Spurs this term enlarge
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The Prime Minister has secured the agreement that eluded former governments, and helped launch the summit of La Francophonie, which will again enlarge Canada's trade and political opportunities.
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Modric was voted Tottenham's player of the season last term enlarge
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Lambert guided Norwich City to the League One title last term enlarge
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Neil Robertson is the first overseas player for 30 years to win the famous Crucible title enlarge
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Hamilton (right) congratulates Button after he sealed the drivers 'title enlarge
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