enlarge.
To make (something) larger.
Meaning & usage
To make (something) larger.
We'll need to enlarge our budget if we want to include the helicopter ride in our holiday.
To grow larger.
To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
Knowledge enlarges the mind.
To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject); expand; elaborate
To release; to set at large.
To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier, enlargir. By surface analysis, en- + large.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.