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单词 enlarge
释义

enlarge

/ɪnˈlɑːdʒ / /ɛnˈlɑːdʒ/
verb
1Make or become larger or more extensive: [with object]: recently my son enlarged our garden pond (as adjective enlarged) an enlarged spleen...
  • The owners have had the property enlarged and carried out extensive modernisation.
  • The liver and spleen may enlarge, so that they can be felt on either side, just below the ribs.
  • Mr Bullimore said the farmer had a pond on his land enlarged and fenced off a 50m by 25m enclosure.

Synonyms

make/become bigger, make/become larger, make/become greater, increase in size, grow, expand;
extend, amplify, augment, top up, build up, add to, supplement;
magnify, intensify, multiply;
stretch, swell, distend, bloat, bulge, dilate, snowball, mushroom, blow up, puff up, fatten, fill out, balloon;
widen, make/become wider, broaden, make/become broader, lengthen, elongate, make/become longer, deepen, make/become deeper, thicken, make/become thicker
informal jumboize
literary wax
rare tumefy, intumesce, protuberate
1.1 [with object] Develop a larger print of (a photograph): very often a favourite photograph is enlarged and framed...
  • The photographs were then enlarged and the diameters were determined by scale measurements from the size marker.
  • By clicking on each image, the physician can further enlarge the photograph to full screen size.
  • She was on her way back from the forensics lab where she used their dark room to enlarge the photo of their suspect.

Phrasal verbs

enlarge on/upon

Origin

Middle English (formerly also as inlarge): from Old French enlarger, from en- (expressing a change of state) + large 'large'.

Rhymes

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