enlarged; enlarging
1
: to make larger : extend
enlarged the family fortune with new investments
2
: to give greater scope to : expand
education may enlarge one's view of the world
3
: to set free
enlarge a captive
1
: to grow larger
2
: to speak or write at length : elaborate
let me enlarge upon that point
enlarger
noun
en·larg·er
-jə(r)
plural -s
: one that enlarges
specifically
: an optical projector used to produce a photographic enlargement
Examples of enlarge in a Sentence
Verb
We had the photograph enlarged.
as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Some feature one large flower that covers the entire dress, enlarged to become the entire focus point; others are blurred as if someone's run a damp brush over them.
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Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
Outside the vehicle, Zoox enlarged and repositioned its bidirectional reflectors, which help passengers and others identify the vehicle's front and rear.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
These first citations demonstrate how the idea of a United States of America enlarged itself gradually out of practical expediencies.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
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Verb
Gravitational lensing occurs when a large galaxy in the foreground of an observation enlarges a distant galaxy behind it, acting like a cosmic magnifying glass.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Some feature one large flower that covers the entire dress, enlarged to become the entire focus point; others are blurred as if someone's run a damp brush over them.
—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
Outside the vehicle, Zoox enlarged and repositioned its bidirectional reflectors, which help passengers and others identify the vehicle's front and rear.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
These first citations demonstrate how the idea of a United States of America enlarged itself gradually out of practical expediencies.
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for enlarge
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“Enlarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlarge. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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