ENLARGES Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

enlarges

verb

present tense third-person singular of enlarge

as in increases

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built

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Relevance

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as in expands

to make greater in size, amount, or number with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house

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as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about

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Recent Examples of enlarges Shaghoulian observed that this split was analogous to the kind that enlarges the Hilbert spaces of topological field theories. —

Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025 Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels. —

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 With the new format the page jumps forward or back for no reason, the page only enlarges a little, and where’s the editorial cartoon? —

Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025

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That’s because the physical exertion of shoveling increases heart rate and blood pressure, while at the same time the cold constricts blood vessels–a double whammy of stressors.

— Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a low-cost hydrogel coating that cools solar panel hot spots and increases the power output, thus improving their overall performance and reliability.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026