To make larger in size. 2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand: enlarge our understanding of comets. See Synonyms at increase. 1. To become larger; grow or swell. 2. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.
To enlarge a photograph means to develop a bigger print of it. ...newly-weds wishing to enlarge snaps of their big day. [VERB noun] If you enlarge on something that has been mentioned, you give more details about it. He didn't enlarge on the form that the interim government and assembly would take. [VERB + on/upon]
Definition of enlarge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
enlarge (third-person singular simple present enlarges, present participle enlarging, simple past and past participle enlarged) (transitive) To make (something) larger.
Some common synonyms of enlarge are augment, increase, and multiply. While all these words mean "to make or become greater," enlarge implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity.
expand: We've decided to enlarge the company. Photography to make (a photographic print) larger than the negative by projecting the negative's image through a lens onto photographic printing paper.
