English Explanatory Dictionary

enlarge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make (something) larger.
  2. To grow larger.
  3. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
  4. To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject); expand; elaborate
  5. To release; to set at large.
  6. To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
  7. To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/ en-us-enlarge.ogg

Word forms

enlarge enlarges enlarging enlarged inlarge

Etymology

From Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier, enlargir. By surface analysis, en- + large.

Synonyms

embiggen enlargen largen greaten add amplify augment dilate eke / eke out elevate enhance enlarge enrich grow increase increment magnify propagate raise strengthen swell up expand accelerate accrue aggrandize heighten wax wind up expatiate expound free liberate set free

Related words

magnify supersize

Derived words

enlargeable enlargement enlarge oneself enlarger enlarge up enlargingly re-enlarge reenlarge

Translations

Albanian: Zmadhoj Arabic: كَبَّرَ Azerbaijani: böyütmək Azerbaijani: iriləşdirmək Breton: ledanaat Bulgarian: увелича́вам Bulgarian: уголемявам Catalan: engrandir Catalan: allargar Chinese Mandarin: 放大 Chinese Mandarin: 增大 Chinese Mandarin: 加大 Czech: zvětšovat Czech: zvětšit Danish: forstørre Dutch: uitvergroten Dutch: vergroten Esperanto: pligrandigi Esperanto: grandigi Finnish: suurentaa Finnish: laajentaa French: agrandir French: élargir French: accroître Gallurese: allargai German: vergrößern Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Ancient Greek: μεγαλύνω Greenlandic: allivaa Hebrew: הִגְדִּיל Icelandic: stækka Indonesian: memperbesar Indonesian: membesarkan Italian: allargare Japanese: 拡大する Latin: grandiō Macedonian: зголемува Macedonian: зголеми Māori: whakarahi Norwegian: forstørre Polish: powiększać Polish: powiększyć Polish: rozszerzać Polish: rozszerzyć Portuguese: aumentar Portuguese: ampliar Portuguese: engrandecer Quechua: hatunchay Russian: увели́чивать Russian: увели́чить Russian: расширя́ть Russian: расши́рить Campidanese Sardinian: allargai Sassarese: allargà Slovene: povečati Spanish: ampliar Spanish: agrandar Spanish: engrandecer Spanish: engrandar Swedish: förstora Tamil: பெருக Tày: boỏng Telugu: పెరుగుట Ukrainian: збі́льшувати Ukrainian: збі́льшити Ukrainian: розши́рювати Ukrainian: розши́рити
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