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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.

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

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en·larger n.

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enlarge [ɪnˈlɑːdʒ]

vb

1. to make or grow larger in size, scope, etc.; increase or expand

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (tr) to make (a photographic print) of a larger size than the negative

3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to speak or write (about) in greater detail; expatiate (on)

enlargeable  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	enlarge - make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" expand - make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing" ream - enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole" deepen - make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
	2.	enlarge - make large; "blow up an image" blow up, magnify photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	3.	enlarge - become larger or bigger grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" amplify, magnify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
	4.	enlarge - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, expand clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" detail - provide details for exposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons" illustrate, instance, exemplify - clarify by giving an example of particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"

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enlarge

verb

1. expand, increase, extend, add to, build up, widen, intensify, blow up (informal), heighten, broaden, inflate, lengthen, magnify, amplify, augment, make bigger, elongate, make larger plans to enlarge the park into a 30,000 all-seater stadium
expand reduce, narrow, trim, shrink, diminish, decrease, shorten, lessen, compress, curtail, condense, truncate

2. grow, increase, extend, stretch, expand, swell, wax, multiply, inflate, lengthen, diffuse, elongate, dilate, become bigger, puff up, grow larger, grow bigger, become larger, distend, bloat The glands in the neck may enlarge.

enlarge on something expand on, develop, add to, fill out, elaborate on, flesh out, expatiate on, give further details about I wish to enlarge on the statement I made yesterday.

Translations

enlarge [ɪnˈlɑːdʒ]

A. VT (Phot) → ampliar (Med) → dilatar; [+ house, business, circle of friends] → ampliar, extender

B. VI

1. → extenderse, aumentarse

2. to enlarge (up)on (= explain) → entrar en detalles sobre

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enlarge [ɪnˈlɑː^rdʒ]

vt

[+ opening] → élargir; [+ building] → agrandir; [+ company, organization] → développer; [+ role, scope] → étendre

[+ photograph] → agrandir

vi [organ, gland] → s'hypertrophier

enlarge on

vt fus [+ subject] → s'étendre sur

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enlarge

vt → vergrößern; hole, field of knowledge → erweitern; organ, pore → vergrößern, erweitern; membership, majority also → erhöhen

vi

→ sich vergrößern

to enlarge (up)on something → auf etw (acc) → näher eingehen

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enlarge [ɪnˈlɑːdʒ] vt (Phot) → ingrandire; (house, circle of friends) → ampliare

enlarge on enlarge upon vi + adv (subject) → dilungarsi su

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enlarge [ɪnˈlɑːdʒ] vt (Phot) → ingrandire; (house, circle of friends) → ampliare

enlarge on enlarge upon vi + adv (subject) → dilungarsi su

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enlarge

v enlarge [inˈlaːdʒ]

1 to make larger He enlarged the garden. vergroot, vermeerder يُوَسِّع увеличавам rozšířit forstørre; udvide; udbygge erweitern μεγαλώνω κτ. aumentar, ampliar avardama بزرگ کردن؛ توسعه دادن laajentaa agrandir לְהַגדִיל बढ़ाना povećati (meg)növel; bővít memperluas stækka ingrandire, ampliare 拡げる 크게 하다 padidinti paplašināt memperluaskan groter maken gjøre større, utvide powiększać ampliar a mări увеличивать rozšíriť povečati povećati utöka, vidga ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น büyütmek, genişletmek 擴大 розширювати توسیع کرنا mở rộng 扩大

2 to reproduce on a larger scale (a photograph etc) We had the photograph enlarged. vergroot, groot maak يُكَبِّر уголемявам zvětšit forstørre vergrößern μεγεθύνω aumentar, ampliar suurendama بزرگ کردن suurentaa agrandir לְהַגדִיל बड़े पैमाने पर उत्पादन करना uvećati (fel)nagyít membesarkan stækka ingrandire 引き伸ばす 확대하다 padidinti palielināt besarkan vergroten forstørre powiększyć ampliar a mări увеличивать zväčšiť povečati uvećati förstora ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น büyütmek 放大 збільшувати بڑا یا لمبا چوڑا کرنا phóng to 放大

n enˈlargement

1 something enlarged, especially a photograph. vergroting تَكْبير увеличение zvětšenina forstørrelse; udvidelse die Vergrößerung μεγέθυνση ampliación suurendus بزرگ شده suurennos agrandissement הַגדָלָה परिवर्धित चित्र povećanje nagyítás; bővítés sesuatu yang dibesarkan stækkun ingrandimento 引き伸し 확대 (인화) kas padidinta palielināšana pembesaran vergroting forstørrelse powiększenie ampliação mărire увеличение zväčšenina povečava uvećanje förstoring รูปที่ขยาย büyütülmüş fotoğraf, 放大(照片) розширення کوئی بڑی کی گئی شے sự phóng to 放大（照片）

2 the act of enlarging or state of being enlarged Enlargement of the glands in the neck is usually a sign of illness. uitbreiding تَوْسيع увеличаване zvětšení, zduření forstørrelse die Erweiterung διεύρυνση, επέκταση, μεγέθυνση aumento laienemine گسترش؛ بزرگی laajentuminen dilatation הַגדָלָה परिवर्धन povećanost (meg)nagyobbodás pembesaran stækkun, aukning aumento 拡張 확장 padidėjimas, padidinimas palielināšanās; palielinājums pembesaran vergroting forstørring, utvidelse, påbygg(ing) powiększenie aumento dilatare увеличение zväčšenie, navretie povečanje uvećanje förstorande, förstoring การขยาย büyüme 增大，腫大 збільшення حجم میں بڑا ہو جانے کا عمل یا حالت sự mở rộng 增大，肿大

enlarge on

to speak, write etc in more detail Would you like to enlarge on your original statement? uitweiding يُضيف، يَزيد التَّفاصيل впускам се в подробности rozvést, rozšířit uddybe; forklare nærmere ausdehnen αναπτύσσω διεξοδικά extenderse sobre (mõtet) arendama شرح و بسط دادن tarkentaa développer לְהַרחִיב אֶת הַדִיבּוּר विस्तारपूर्वक प्रस्तुत करना opširnije govoriti hosszasan fejteget vmit mengembangkan fara nánar út í, fjölyrða um dilungarsi 詳しく述べる 상술하다 plačiai išdėstyti plašāk izteikties menambah uitweiden over uttale seg nærmere om, tale vidt og bredt om rozwinąć ampliar a vorbi/a scrie mai pe larg подробнее останавливаться на rozviesť nadrobno obravnavati proširiti utveckla närmare ขยายความ ayrıntılamak 詳述 докладно говорити تفصیلی طور پر بیان کرنا bàn sâuthêm về 详述