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DEFINITIONS OF: enlarge

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v make larger

“She enlarged the flower beds”
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expand
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
ream
enlarge with a reamer
deepen
make deeper
develop
expand in the form of a series
blow up, inflate
fill with gas or air
Type of:
increase
make bigger or more

v make large

Synonyms:
blow up, magnify
Antonyms:
reduce, scale down
make smaller
Type of:
increase
make bigger or more

v become larger or bigger

Types:
amplify, magnify
increase in size, volume or significance
Type of:
grow
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

v add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Synonyms:
dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
Antonyms:
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
cut, edit, edit out
cut and assemble the components of
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detail
provide details for
exposit, expound, set forth
state
exemplify, illustrate, instance
clarify by giving an example of
particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify
be specific about
depict, describe, draw
give a description of
premise
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
spell out
make explicit; specify in detail
Type of:
clarify, clear up, elucidate
make clear and (more) comprehensible
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