enlarge

v., -larged, -larg·ing, -larg·es.

v.tr.

1. To make larger; add to.
2. To give greater scope to; expand. See synonyms at increase.

v.intr.

1. To become larger; grow.
2. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.

[Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + large, large; see large.]

enlarger en·larg'er n.

verb

1. To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. Informal beef up. See increase/decrease.
2. To express at greater length or in greater detail: amplify, develop, dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, labor. See explain/baffle.

v

Definition: make or grow bigger; increase
Antonyms: abridge, compress, condense, curtail, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce, shrink

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IN BRIEF: To make or become bigger.

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. — Paul Boese.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forstørre, forøge, uddybe, udbygge
v. intr. - udbrede sig om

idioms:

• enlarge on    udbrede sig over
• enlarge upon    udbrede sig over

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergroten, vrijlaten, groter worden, uitvergroten

Français (French)
v. tr. - agrandir, étendre (un empire, des connaissances), (Méd) hypertrophier, dilater (des pores), (Phot) agrandir, développer (une affaire), élargir (trou), augmenter (des nombres), accroître (une majorité)
v. intr. - s'agrandir, s'étendre, s'hypertrophier, se dilater, se développer, s'élargir, s'accroître

idioms:

• enlarge on    s'étendre sur (un sujet), développer (une idée)
• enlarge upon    s'étendre sur, développer (une idée)

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergrößern, ausdehnen

idioms:

• enlarge on    etwas detaillierter schildern
• enlarge upon    etwas detaillierter schildern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεγεθύνω/-ομαι, μεγαλώνω, διαστέλλω/-ομαι, επεκτείνω, επαυξάνω

idioms:

• enlarge on    αναπτύσσω διεξοδικά
• enlarge upon    αναπτύσσω διεξοδικά

Italiano (Italian)
ampliare, ingrandire

idioms:

• enlarge on/upon    dilungarsi in

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ampliar, dilatar

idioms:

• enlarge on/upon    estender-se (discorrer longamente)

Русский (Russian)
увеличивать, расширять

idioms:

• enlarge on/upon    подробнее остановиться на чем-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ampliar, agrandar, extender, ensanchar, desarrollar
v. intr. - ensancharse, agrandarse

idioms:

• enlarge on    explayarse sobre, extenderse sobre, tratar detalladamente
• enlarge upon    explayarse sobre, extenderse sobre, tratar detalladamente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förstora, utvidga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扩大, 放大, 扩展, 释放, 详述

idioms:

• enlarge on    详述
• enlarge upon    详述, 仔细说明

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 擴大, 放大, 擴展, 釋放
v. intr. - 擴大, 詳述

idioms:

• enlarge on    詳述
• enlarge upon    詳述, 仔細說明

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 확대하다, 석방하다
v. intr. - 퍼지다

idioms:

• enlarge on    자세히 설명하다
• enlarge upon    자세히 설명하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 広げる, 増大させる, 詳しく述べる, 大きくする, 広くする, 拡大する, 大きくなる

idioms:

• enlarge on/upon    詳しく述べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوسع, يكبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגדיל, הרחיב‬
v. intr. - ‮גדל, התרחב‬

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