SINCE 1828
embiggen
verb
em·big·gen
| \ em-ˈbi-gən
, im-\
, im-\
embiggened;
embiggening
Definition of embiggen
informal + humorous
: to make bigger or more expansive : enlarge, expand
This incredible chart was the final product. (Click to embiggen.)— Erik Malinowski There are many painters who rely on computers as a tool or arbitrary gimmick, but the recent striated abstract paintings of Linda Day translate digital structures into painting language in a seamless way that embiggens both.— Doug Harvey
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