enlarge

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US /ɛnˈlɑrdʒ/ UK /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make or grow larger; to expand

They enlarged the kitchen to fit a second oven.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make or grow larger; to... expand extend increase amplify broaden magnify augment

Opposites

reduce shrink diminish contract decrease

Word family

Forms inlarging

Derived forms enlargementenlargerenlargeable

Related forms large largely largeness

Etymology

From Old French enlargier ('to widen, make broad'), from en- (causative) + large ('broad'), from Latin largus ('abundant, ample').

enlargier Old French largus Latin

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# enlarge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈlɑrdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/

## Meanings
1. to make or grow larger; to expand

## Examples
- They enlarged the kitchen to fit a second oven.

## Synonyms
- expand
- extend
- increase
- amplify
- broaden
- magnify
- augment

## Antonyms
- reduce
- shrink
- diminish
- contract
- decrease

## Derived Forms
- enlargement
- enlarger
- enlargeable

## Related Forms
- large
- largely
- largeness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: enlargier
- Root: largus
- Affix: en- - in, into

## Etymology
From Old French enlargier ('to widen, make broad'), from en- (causative) + large ('broad'), from Latin largus ('abundant, ample').

## AI Etymology
Enlarge is from Old French enlargier ('to widen, make broad'), from en- (causative) + large ('broad'), from Latin largus ('abundant, ample'). Important recorded forms include enlargier (Old French) and largus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to make or grow larger; to expand. The wider family includes derived forms such as enlargement, enlarger, and enlargeable and related words such as large, largely, and largeness.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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