US /ɛnˈlɑrdʒ/ UK /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to make or grow larger; to expand

    They enlarged the kitchen to fit a second oven.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to make or grow larger; to... expandextendincreaseamplifybroadenmagnifyaugment
Word family
Forms inlarging
Derived forms enlargementenlargerenlargeable
Related forms largelargelylargeness

Etymology

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

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