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- DictionaryEnlarged/inˈlärjd/
adjective
- 1. having become or been made larger: "an enlarged spleen"
Add to word list. [ I or T ] to become bigger, or to make something bigger: The inclusion of customs receipts will enlarge the available pool of money. enlarged business/company/group Following the 2009 merger, the enlarged group shut down 60 branches. [ T ] to produce a bigger copy of a document or photograph:
verb. uk/ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/us/ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ/. [ I or T ] to become bigger or to make something bigger: They've enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden. an enlarged spleen. [ T ] to print a bigger copy of a photograph or document. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Enlarge definition: to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to. See examples of ENLARGE used in a sentence.
Check pronunciation: enlarge. Definition of enlarge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent. adjective. larger than normal. “ enlarged joints”. synonyms: unhealthy. not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind. adjective. enlarged to an abnormal degree.
When you enlarge something, you make it bigger. If you build a huge addition on the side of your house, you enlarge it. You can enlarge a sand castle by dumping another bucket of sand on it, or enlarge your hairdo by curling and teasing it.
1. made larger in size. The UN secretary-general yesterday recommended an enlarged peacekeeping force. 2. medicine. having become unhealthily large through disease. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
