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
Examples of enlarge in a Sentence
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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Finishing projects a day or week ahead of schedule, with their scope enlarged and their insights expanded.
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Suzy Welch, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Fetterman — who has been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, in which the heart muscle becomes weakened and enlarged, and auditory processing disorder, a complication from the stroke — has talked openly about his struggle with depression and urged people to get help.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Readers in some sense rewrite a text, enlarging its scope through their imagination, creating a whole world by bringing into play their skills, their memory, their dreams and their personal history, with all its drama and symbolism.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Played by Sarah Sherman, she was portrayed with an exaggerated British accent and enlarged false teeth.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
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Suzy Welch, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Fetterman — who has been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, in which the heart muscle becomes weakened and enlarged, and auditory processing disorder, a complication from the stroke — has talked openly about his struggle with depression and urged people to get help.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Readers in some sense rewrite a text, enlarging its scope through their imagination, creating a whole world by bringing into play their skills, their memory, their dreams and their personal history, with all its drama and symbolism.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Played by Sarah Sherman, she was portrayed with an exaggerated British accent and enlarged false teeth.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Enlarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlarge. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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