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en·large
(ĕn-lärj′)v. en·larged, en·larg·ing, en·larg·es
v.tr.
1. To make larger in size.
2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand: enlarge our understanding of comets. See Synonyms at increase.
v.intr.
1. To become larger; grow or swell.
2. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.
[Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + large, large; see large.]
en·larg′er n.
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(ɪnˈlɑːdʒ)vb
1. to make or grow larger in size, scope, etc; increase or expand
2. (Photography) (tr) to make (a photographic print) of a larger size than the negative
3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to speak or write (about) in greater detail; expatiate (on)
enˈlargeable adj
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(ɛnˈlɑrdʒ)v. -larged, -larg•ing. v.t.
1. to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: to enlarge a house.
2. to increase the capacity or scope of; expand.
3. to make (a photographic print) larger than the negative by projecting the negative's image through a lens onto sensitized paper.
v.i. 4. to grow larger; increase; expand.
5. to speak or write at length; expatiate: to enlarge upon a point.
en•large′a•ble, adj.
en•larg′ed•ly, adv.
en•larg′er, n.
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Past participle: enlarged
Gerund: enlarging
| Imperative |
|---|
| enlarge |
| enlarge |
| Present |
|---|
| I enlarge |
| you enlarge |
| he/she/it enlarges |
| we enlarge |
| you enlarge |
| they enlarge |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I enlarged |
| you enlarged |
| he/she/it enlarged |
| we enlarged |
| you enlarged |
| they enlarged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am enlarging |
| you are enlarging |
| he/she/it is enlarging |
| we are enlarging |
| you are enlarging |
| they are enlarging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have enlarged |
| you have enlarged |
| he/she/it has enlarged |
| we have enlarged |
| you have enlarged |
| they have enlarged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was enlarging |
| you were enlarging |
| he/she/it was enlarging |
| we were enlarging |
| you were enlarging |
| they were enlarging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had enlarged |
| you had enlarged |
| he/she/it had enlarged |
| we had enlarged |
| you had enlarged |
| they had enlarged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will enlarge |
| you will enlarge |
| he/she/it will enlarge |
| we will enlarge |
| you will enlarge |
| they will enlarge |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have enlarged |
| you will have enlarged |
| he/she/it will have enlarged |
| we will have enlarged |
| you will have enlarged |
| they will have enlarged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be enlarging |
| you will be enlarging |
| he/she/it will be enlarging |
| we will be enlarging |
| you will be enlarging |
| they will be enlarging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been enlarging |
| you have been enlarging |
| he/she/it has been enlarging |
| we have been enlarging |
| you have been enlarging |
| they have been enlarging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been enlarging |
| you will have been enlarging |
| he/she/it will have been enlarging |
| we will have been enlarging |
| you will have been enlarging |
| they will have been enlarging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been enlarging |
| you had been enlarging |
| he/she/it had been enlarging |
| we had been enlarging |
| you had been enlarging |
| they had been enlarging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would enlarge |
| you would enlarge |
| he/she/it would enlarge |
| we would enlarge |
| you would enlarge |
| they would enlarge |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have enlarged |
| you would have enlarged |
| he/she/it would have enlarged |
| we would have enlarged |
| you would have enlarged |
| they would have enlarged |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. enlarge - make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
expand - make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
ream - enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"
deepen - make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
2. [画像:enlarge - make large]enlarge - make large; "blow up an image"
photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs
increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
3. enlarge - become larger or bigger
grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
4. enlarge - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
detail - provide details for
particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
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enlarge
verb
1. expand, increase, extend, add to, build up, widen, intensify, blow up (informal), heighten, broaden, inflate, lengthen, magnify, amplify, augment, make bigger, elongate, make larger plans to enlarge the park into a 30,000 all-seater stadium
expand reduce, narrow, trim, shrink, diminish, decrease, shorten, lessen, compress, curtail, condense, truncate
expand reduce, narrow, trim, shrink, diminish, decrease, shorten, lessen, compress, curtail, condense, truncate
enlarge on something expand on, develop, add to, fill out, elaborate on, flesh out, expatiate on, give further details about I wish to enlarge on the statement I made yesterday.
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Translations
يُكَبِّريُوَسِّع
forstørreudbyggeudvide
laajentaasuurentaa
bõvít
stækka
kas padidintapadidinimasplačiai išdėstyti
paplašināt
uitvergroten
povečati
büyütmekgenişletmek
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[ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ] vt
[+ opening] → élargir ; [+ building] → agrandir ; [+ company, organization] → développer ; [+ role, scope] → étendre
[+ photograph] → agrandir
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vt → vergrößern ; hole, field of knowledge → erweitern ; organ, pore → vergrößern, erweitern ; membership, majority also → erhöhen
vi
→ sich vergrößern
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[ɪnˈlɑːdʒ] vt (Phot) → ingrandire ; (house, circle of friends) → ampliareenlarge on enlarge upon vi + adv (subject) → dilungarsi su
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(inˈlaːdʒ) verb1. to make larger. He enlarged the garden. vergroot, vermeerder يُوَسِّع увеличавам ampliar rozšířit erweitern forstørre; udvide; udbygge μεγαλώνω κτ. aumentar, ampliar avardama بزرگ کردن؛ توسعه دادن laajentaa agrandir לְהַגדִיל बढ़ाना povećati (meg)növel; bővít memperluas stækka ingrandire, ampliare 拡げる 크게 하다 padidinti paplašināt memperluaskan groter maken gjøre større, utvide powiększać انلار جول، لويول، ار تول، پراخول ampliar a mări увеличивать rozšíriť povečati povećati utöka, vidga ทําให้ใหญ่ขึ้น büyütmek, genişletmek 擴大 розширювати توسیع کرنا mở rộng 扩大
2. to reproduce on a larger scale (a photograph etc). We had the photograph enlarged. vergroot, groot maak يُكَبِّر уголемявам ampliar zvětšit vergrößern forstørre μεγεθύνω aumentar, ampliar suurendama بزرگ کردن suurentaa agrandir לְהַגדִיל बड़े पैमाने पर उत्पादन करना uvećati (fel)nagyít membesarkan stækka ingrandire 引き伸ばす 확대하다 padidinti palielināt besarkan vergroten forstørre powiększyć انلار جول ampliar a mări увеличивать zväčšiť povečati uvećati förstora ขยายรูปถ่าย büyütmek 放大 збільшувати بڑا یا لمبا چوڑا کرنا phóng to 放大
enˈlargement noun1. something enlarged, especially a photograph. vergroting تَكْبير увеличение ampliação zvětšenina die Vergrößerung forstørrelse; udvidelse μεγέθυνση ampliación suurendus بزرگ شده suurennos agrandissement הגדלה परिवर्धित चित्र povećanje nagyítás; bővítés sesuatu yang dibesarkan stækkun ingrandimento 引き伸し 확대 (인화) kas padidinta palielināšana pembesaran vergroting forstørrelse powiększenie لويونه ارتونه، پراخونه ampliação mărire увеличение zväčšenina povečava uvećanje förstoring รูปที่ขยาย büyütülmüş fotoğraf 放大(照片) розширення کوئی بڑی کی گئی شے sự phóng to 放大(照片)
2. the act of enlarging or state of being enlarged. Enlargement of the glands in the neck is usually a sign of illness. uitbreiding تَوْسيع увеличаване aumento zvětšení, zduření die Erweiterung forstørrelse διεύρυνση, επέκταση, μεγέθυνση aumento laienemine گسترش؛ بزرگی laajentuminen dilatation הגדלה परिवर्धन povećanost (meg)nagyobbodás pembesaran stækkun, aukning aumento 拡張 확장 padidėjimas, padidinimas palielināšanās; palielinājums pembesaran vergroting forstørring, utvidelse, påbygg powiększenie پراخونه aumento dilatare увеличение zväčšenie, navretie povečanje uvećanje förstorande, förstoring การขยาย büyüme 增大,腫大 збільшення حجم میں بڑا ہو جانے کا عمل یا حالت sự mở rộng 增大,肿大
enlarge on to speak, write etc in more detail. Would you like to enlarge on your original statement? uitweiding يُضيف، يَزيد التَّفاصيل впускам се в подробности ampliar rozvést, rozšířit ausdehnen uddybe; forklare nærmere αναπτύσσω διεξοδικά extenderse sobre (mõtet) arendama شرح و بسط دادن tarkentaa développer לְהַרחִיב אֶת הַדִיבּוּר विस्तारपूर्वक प्रस्तुत करना opširnije govoriti hosszasan fejteget vmit mengembangkan fara nánar út í, fjölyrða um dilungarsi 詳しく述べる 상술하다 plačiai išdėstyti plašāk izteikties menambah uitweiden over uttale seg nærmere om, tale vidt og bredt om rozwinąć شرح ampliar a vorbi/a scrie mai pe larg подробнее останавливаться на rozviesť nadrobno obravnavati proširiti utveckla närmare ขยายความ ayrıntılamak 詳述 докладно говорити تفصیلی طور پر بیان کرنا bàn sâuthêm về 详述
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vt. ampliar, expandir, agrandar; ensanchar.
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vt, vi agrandar(se); enlarged heart corazón agrandadoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.