enlarge C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make or grow larger; to... expandextendincreaseamplifybroadenmagnifyaugment ↔ Opposites reduceshrinkdiminishcontractdecrease Word family Forms inlarging Derived forms enlargementenlargerenlargeable Related forms largelargelylargeness Etymology AI details From Old French enlargier ('to widen, make broad'), from en- (causative) + large ('broad'), from Latin largus ('abundant, ample'). enlargier Old French largus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Plants & Agriculture markdown