 enlarge |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make larger | |
| Examples: | "She enlarged the flower beds |
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| Related terms: | increase expand ream deepen expansion | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become larger or bigger | |
| Related terms: | grow magnify | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make large | |
| Synonyms: | magnify blow_up | |
| Examples: | "blow up an image" |
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| Related terms: | reduce increase photography magnifier enlargement | |
| 4. | [ verb ] add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | |
| Synonyms: | elaborate expound exposit expand dilate lucubrate flesh_out expatiate | |
| Examples: | "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
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| Related terms: | abridge clarify exemplify set_forth specify detail amplification exposition expansion expatiation dilation expansion lucubration | |
| Similar spelling: |
enlarger enlarged |
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