Verb: enlarge en'laa(r)j
- Make larger
"She enlarged the flower beds"
- Become larger or bigger
"The tumour enlarged rapidly"
- Make appear larger; make a larger copy
"enlarge an image";
- blow up, magnify
- Describe and explain in detail
"The professor enlarged upon the theory";
- elaborate, lucubrate [archaic], expatiate, exposit, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Derived forms: enlarged, enlarging, enlarges
Type of: clarify, clear up, elucidate, grow, increase
Encyclopedia: Enlarge