enlarge
Meaning of enlarge
- make or become larger or more extensive.
they have renovated and enlarged the four-storey building
Middle English (formerly also as inlarge ): from Old French enlarger, from en- (expressing a change of state) + large ‘large’.
Information about enlarge
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of enlarge is: enlarges.
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Hyphenation of enlarge
en-large
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- enlarge is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
enlarge synonyms
Meaning blow up:
Meaning elaborate:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, expand, expound, dilate
Meaning (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically:
Meaning cause to cover a wider area; make larger:
Meaning increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier:
Meaning make (something) greater by adding to it; increase:
Meaning add an extra element or amount to:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning obtain from (a number) another which contains the first number a specified number of times:
Meaning (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking:
Meaning (especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid:
Meaning swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside:
Meaning make or become swollen with fluid or gas:
Meaning swell or protrude to an incongruous extent:
Meaning throw snowballs at:
Meaning increase, spread, or develop rapidly:
Meaning make or become fat or fatter:
Meaning swell out in a spherical shape:
Meaning make or become wider:
Meaning expand to encompass more people or things:
Meaning make or become longer:
Meaning make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width:
Meaning make or become deep or deeper:
Meaning make or become thick or thicker:
Meaning enlarge (a ship, especially a tanker) by inserting a new middle section between the bow and stern:
Meaning cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it:
Meaning become swollen:
Meaning swell up:
enlarge antonyms
Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Translation of enlarge
- Italian: ingrandire, allargare
- Spanish: ampliar, agrandar
- French: agrandir
- German: vergrößern
Anagrams of enlarge
Words that rhyme with enlarge
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