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
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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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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 June 2025
Colonization of the western half of North America enlarged not only the geographic size of the United States, but also its demographic composition.
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When Biden assumed office, his administration sought to enlarge the ACA program and counter several of the changes implemented by the first Trump administration that had shrunk its size.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Over time, the nearly circular 75-mile-wide (120 kilometers) depression has been eroded by water and ice, enlarging it to nearly twice its initial size.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 June 2025
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 June 2025
Colonization of the western half of North America enlarged not only the geographic size of the United States, but also its demographic composition.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
When Biden assumed office, his administration sought to enlarge the ACA program and counter several of the changes implemented by the first Trump administration that had shrunk its size.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Over time, the nearly circular 75-mile-wide (120 kilometers) depression has been eroded by water and ice, enlarging it to nearly twice its initial size.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 June 2025
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 17 Jun. 2025.
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