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
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We had the photograph enlarged.
as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built
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During his tenure, Biden created a total of 10 national monuments and enlarged several more.
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Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The following year, Panama became the first Latin American country to sign onto the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s signature global infrastructure program, which is aimed at enlarging China’s geopolitical heft and countering American influence.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
An echocardiogram, which is an ultrasound of the heart, may be done to see if the heart is enlarged or not pumping well.9
For atherosclerosis, which involves plaque buildup inside the arteries, different tests can determine the amount of plaque buildup.
—Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
And that enlarged muscle starts to hurt, which can, in turn, cause headaches, too.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The following year, Panama became the first Latin American country to sign onto the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s signature global infrastructure program, which is aimed at enlarging China’s geopolitical heft and countering American influence.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
An echocardiogram, which is an ultrasound of the heart, may be done to see if the heart is enlarged or not pumping well.9
For atherosclerosis, which involves plaque buildup inside the arteries, different tests can determine the amount of plaque buildup.
—Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
And that enlarged muscle starts to hurt, which can, in turn, cause headaches, too.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Enlarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlarge. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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