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enlarge

[en-lahrj] / ɛnˈlɑrdʒ /


Usage

What are other ways to say enlarge?

Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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Their stretched proportions reminded the scientists of Luffy's rubber body, which allows the fictional character to freely extend and enlarge his limbs.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

As Hamilton put it, we must enlarge “the sphere of our domestic commerce.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Adenomyosis, is a condition often compared to endometriosis and occurs when where endometrial-like tissue grows into the muscular wall of the uterus, causing it to thicken and enlarge.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

Allison Febbo, general manager of Westlands Water District, said the plan to enlarge Shasta Dam “represents an important step toward advancing a long-overdue investment in water supply reliability.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

Now I double-click on the first photos and enlarge them to full screen.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

In his office, the commanding officer enlarges an image showing a swarm of speedboats carrying out such an attack.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

Far from distorting democracy, this diversity of substantial support often enlarges the range of ideas in public debate.

From MarketWatch Feb. 24, 2026

When WUS-D1 is turned on early in the formation of wheat flowers, it enlarges the developing floral tissue, allowing extra female structures such as pistils or ovaries to form.

From Science Daily Oct. 19, 2025

"Being part of Nato brings us on an equal footing with all the other allies. It enlarges the possibilities for Finnish companies in the defence sector and beyond."

From BBC Mar. 5, 2025

The cell enlarges, begins making new DNA at a great rate, and turns into what is termed, appropriately, a blast.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

She suffered another major personal trauma in 2023 when her younger brother Jansen died, reportedly due to an enlarged heart.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Its snout was shorter, its skull was more strongly reinforced, and its enlarged jaw muscles would have helped it snap down on larger prey.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Under its proposal, Genesis shareholders would own roughly 60% of the enlarged company, with Vault investors holding the remainder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Finishes were changed, an enlarged primary suite was completed, an additional guest suite was added, and the guesthouse was completely remodeled, listing agent Greer previously explained.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Suffering from an enlarged heart and inflammatory rheumatism, he nevertheless continued to plow his fields the old-fashioned way—behind a team of mules.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Constructing an accurate, full-scale replica involves far more than enlarging a drawing or arranging generic bones into a dramatic pose.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

But if your elastic wrapping paper has a pattern on it, stretching it this way will distort the pattern, enlarging some parts and not others.

From Slate Jan. 21, 2026

Instead, ports are considering extending the life of old equipment by updating technology systems or enlarging cranes so they can load and unload larger containerships.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Biden has designated six monuments and expanded four, including enlarging the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument near Los Angeles by nearly a third earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2024

His hands were growing, his head was enlarging, and where baby fuzz had once covered a pale new scalp, now long tentacles were emerging.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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