To make larger in size. 2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand: enlarge our understanding of comets. See Synonyms at increase. 1. To become larger; grow or swell. 2. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.
To enlarge a photograph means to develop a bigger print of it. ...newly-weds wishing to enlarge snaps of their big day. [VERB noun] If you enlarge on something that has been mentioned, you give more details about it. He didn't enlarge on the form that the interim government and assembly would take. [VERB + on/upon]
Definition of enlarge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
enlarge (third-person singular simple present enlarges, present participle enlarging, simple past and past participle enlarged) (transitive) To make (something) larger.
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.
expand: We've decided to enlarge the company. Photography to make (a photographic print) larger than the negative by projecting the negative's image through a lens onto photographic printing paper.
Some common synonyms of enlarge are augment, increase, and multiply. While all these words mean "to make or become greater," enlarge implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity.
