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enlarged

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en·large  (n-lärj)
v. en·larged, en·larg·ing, en·larg·es
v.tr.
1. To make larger; add to.
2. To give greater scope to; expand. See Synonyms at increase.
v.intr.
1. To become larger; grow.
2. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.

[Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + large, large; see large.]

en·larger n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.enlarged - (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers"
2.enlarged - as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
3.enlarged - larger than normal; "enlarged joints"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
4.enlargedenlarged - enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
increased - made greater in size or amount or degree
Translations
enlarged [ɪnˈlɑːdʒd] ADJ [edition] → aumentado (Med) [organ, gland] → hipertrofiado
enlarged [ɪnˈlɑːrdʒd] adj
[edition] → augmenté(e)
(MEDICINE) [organ, gland] → anormalement gros(se), hypertrophié(e) enlarged prostate
enlarged prostate nhypertrophie f de la prostate
enlarged
adjvergrößert; organ, pore also, communityerweitert; an enlarged forceverstärkte Truppen pl; an enlarged print (Phot) → eine Vergrößerung; enlarged editionerweiterte Ausgabe
enlarged [ɪnˈlɑːdʒd] adj (edition) → ampliato/a (Med) (organ, gland) → ingrossato/a; (pores) → dilatato/a
enlarged [ɪnˈlɑːdʒd] adj (edition) → ampliato/a (Med) (organ, gland) → ingrossato/a; (pores) → dilatato/a


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Where were to be lodged all the gentry of the neighborhood, who would gather in two or three hours after the news had enlarged the circle of its report, like the increasing circumference produced by a stone thrown into a placid lake?
I have enlarged them, both in Number, and Weight; So that they are indeed a New Worke.
Now, however, we begin to mend, our party is enlarged by Mrs.
 
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