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- Dictionaryenlarged/ɪnˈlɑːdʒd/
adjective
- 1. having become or been made larger: "an enlarged spleen"
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ENLARGED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of enlarge 2. to become bigger or to make something bigger: 3…. Learn more.
[ I or T ] to become bigger or to make something bigger: They've enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden. an enlarged spleen. [ T ] to print a bigger copy of a photograph or document. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enlarging and inflating. augmentation. balloon. bloat. broaden. build (someone/something) up. bulk.
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. intransitive verb. 1. : to grow larger. 2. : to speak or write at length : elaborate. let me enlarge upon that point. enlargeable. in-ˈlär-jə-bəl.
verb (used with object) , en·larged, en·larg·ing. to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: They enlarged the house by adding an east wing. Synonyms: dilate, amplify, magnify, extend. Antonyms: diminish. to increase the capacity or scope of; expand: We've decided to enlarge the company.
verb. uk / ɪnˈlɑːdʒ / us / ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ / [ I or T ] to become bigger or to make something bigger: They've enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden. an enlarged spleen. [ T ] to print a bigger copy of a photograph or document. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enlarging and inflating. augmentation. balloon. bloat. broaden.
To make larger in size. 2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand: enlarge our understanding of comets. See Synonyms at increase. v.intr. 1. To become larger; grow or swell. 2. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.
adjective. 1. made larger in size. The UN secretary-general yesterday recommended an enlarged peacekeeping force. 2. medicine. having become unhealthily large through disease. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definitions of enlarged. adjective. as of a photograph; made larger. “the enlarged photograph revealed many details” synonyms: blown-up. big, large. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent. adjective. larger than normal. “ enlarged joints” synonyms: unhealthy. not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind. adjective.
Definition of enlarge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you enlarge something, you make it bigger. If you build a huge addition on the side of your house, you enlarge it. You can enlarge a sand castle by dumping another bucket of sand on it, or enlarge your hairdo by curling and teasing it.
