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[en-lahrj] / ɛnˈlɑrdʒ /


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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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Measles can cause the spleen to enlarge, making it more likely to rupture.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

The UniCredit-Commerzbank merger, if ultimately successful, could be a blueprint for other banks to enlarge across borders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The very history he so powerfully invokes to explain the 14th Amendment’s origins often becomes, in his jurisprudence, a reason to limit rather than enlarge its reach.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

I ask, using an editing app to clone, enlarge, flip, skew, and totally mutate his picture until he looks like some bizarre freakoid.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The perspective suddenly enlarges as William launches an invasion fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

"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

At times of famine, a single blepharisma will begin eating its neighbors; it then enlarges to an immense size and turns into a cannibalistic giant, straight out of any Norse fable.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Big Caring said Wednesday that the offering will comprise up to 1.9 billion shares, equivalent to 25.5% of its enlarged share capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

As they grew older, veterinarians also identified abnormalities in their eye structures and an enlarged aorta, the body's main artery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Animal rights activists collected the signatures of five percent of registered voters in the District of Colombia to mandate the referendum on the quintessentially French culinary delicacy that is made from the enlarged duck livers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

He clutched a photo of his late wife that had been enlarged for the television cameras.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Runt was safe and sleeping inside the abandoned groundhog’s den that Bristle had enlarged for him.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

If true, that would mean aging fat tissue could continue growing not just by enlarging existing cells, but by constantly adding new ones.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026

The governor also proposed a 14-week paid pregnancy disability leave for TK-12 and community college employees starting or enlarging their families.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Much of the conservation effort is focused on protecting and enlarging the habitats butterflies need to survive, particularly in the face of land-use changes, including the intensification of farming and environmental degradation.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

Today, Philly Shipyard is central to President Trump’s goal of reviving American shipbuilding and enlarging the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

As they drove back toward Ravenel, the sky was beginning to loosen up in the east, fingers of pink and mauve light touched the rim of the earth, enlarging imperceptibly with each moment passed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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