embiggen

verb

em·big·gen | \ em-ˈbi-gən

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, im-\

embiggened; embiggening

Definition of embiggen

transitive verb

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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