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enlarge > 4 senses
VERB1enlargeMake larger
2enlarge, blow up, magnifyMake large
3enlargeBecome larger or bigger
4enlarge, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, expand, expound, dilateAdd details, as to an account or idea
enlarge > pronunciation
Soundsehnlaa'rjh; ihnlaa'rjh
Rhymesbarge, charge, countercharge, and 8 more rhymes in aarjh...
enlarge > verb 1, change
MeaningMake larger.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey enlarge their earnings this year
Examples"She enlarged the flower beds"
Broaderincrease
Narrowerexpand; ream; deepen
Nounsenlargement
enlarge > verb 2, change
MeaningMake large.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsblow up, magnify
Contraryreduce, scale down
Categoryphotography, picture taking
Broaderincrease
Nounsenlargement; enlarger
enlarge > verb 3, change
MeaningBecome larger or bigger.
PatternSomething ----s
ModelTheir earnings enlarge this year
Broadergrow
Narrowermagnify, amplify
enlarge > verb 4, communication
MeaningAdd details, as to an account or idea. Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
ModelThey enlarge that there was a traffic accident
Synonymselaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Contraryabridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Broaderclarify, clear up, elucidate
Narrowerdetail; set forth, expound, exposit; exemplify, illustrate, instance; specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
Nounsenlargement

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