enlarged; enlarging
1
: to make larger : extend
enlarged the family fortune with new investments
2
: to give greater scope to : expand
education may enlarge one's view of the world
3
: to set free
enlarge a captive
1
: to grow larger
2
: to speak or write at length : elaborate
let me enlarge upon that point
enlarger
noun
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Examples of enlarge in a Sentence
We had the photograph enlarged.
as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built
Recent Examples on the Web
Facebook The owners of Television City have scaled back their plans to enlarge and modernize the landmark Los Angeles studio where CBS began making shows to broadcast nationwide at the dawn of the television age.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
As ships enlarged, infrastructure developed to keep pace with their demands.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Recreation space would grow slightly from 60 to 66 acres, allowing two more courts for tennis and pickleball and enlarging some playing fields to regulation size.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Designed by famous architect Albert Kahn, the structure’s original first-floor atrium has been enlarged central atrium to extend through all three aboveground floors.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
Along the way, the couple undertook several major renovations to the house, such as enlarging the kitchen and eliminating the porte-cochere, or pass-through driveway, and creating a large south-facing side porch instead.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
It was implemented by Khan in 2019 in inner London, expanded to border the capital’s North Circular and South Circular roads in 2021, then enlarged again in August 2023 to cover all of greater London.
—Joe Mayes, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Mononucleosis also occasionally causes a person’s spleen to enlarge.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
The disease can progress to causing eyebrow loss, enlarged nerves in the neck, nasal deformities and nerve damage.
—Robert A. Schwartz, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
As ships enlarged, infrastructure developed to keep pace with their demands.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Recreation space would grow slightly from 60 to 66 acres, allowing two more courts for tennis and pickleball and enlarging some playing fields to regulation size.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Designed by famous architect Albert Kahn, the structure’s original first-floor atrium has been enlarged central atrium to extend through all three aboveground floors.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
Along the way, the couple undertook several major renovations to the house, such as enlarging the kitchen and eliminating the porte-cochere, or pass-through driveway, and creating a large south-facing side porch instead.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
It was implemented by Khan in 2019 in inner London, expanded to border the capital’s North Circular and South Circular roads in 2021, then enlarged again in August 2023 to cover all of greater London.
—Joe Mayes, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Mononucleosis also occasionally causes a person’s spleen to enlarge.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
The disease can progress to causing eyebrow loss, enlarged nerves in the neck, nasal deformities and nerve damage.
—Robert A. Schwartz, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Enlarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlarge. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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