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enlarge
Overview of verb enlarge
The verb enlarge has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (8) enlarge -- (make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds")
2. (2) blow up, enlarge, magnify -- (make large; "blow up an image")
3. (2) enlarge -- (become larger or bigger)
4. (1) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate -- (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")
Grep of noun enlarge
enlarged heart
enlargement
enlarger
Antonyms of verb enlarge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb enlarge
4 senses of enlarge
Sense 1
enlarge
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
enlarge
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 4
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> explain, explicate
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb enlarge
3 of 4 senses of enlarge
Sense 1
enlarge
=> expand
=> ream
=> deepen
Sense 3
enlarge
=> magnify, amplify
Sense 4
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> detail
=> set forth, expound, exposit
=> exemplify, illustrate, instance
=> specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb enlarge
4 senses of enlarge
Sense 1
enlarge
=> increase
Sense 2
blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> increase
Sense 3
enlarge
=> grow
Sense 4
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
'Cause To' of verb enlarge
Derived Forms of verb enlarge
3 of 4 senses of enlarge
Sense 1
enlarge
RELATED TO>(noun) enlargement#1
=> expansion, enlargement
Sense 2
blow up, enlarge, magnify
RELATED TO>(noun) enlargement#4
=> enlargement, blowup, magnification
RELATED TO>(noun) enlarger#1
=> enlarger
Sense 4
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
RELATED TO>(noun) enlargement#3
=> expansion, enlargement, elaboration
Domain of verb enlarge
1 of 4 senses of enlarge
Sense 2
blow up, enlarge, magnify
TOPIC>(noun) photography#1, picture taking#1
Domain Terms of verb enlarge
Familiarity of verb enlarge
enlarge used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb enlarge
4 senses of enlarge
Sense 1
enlarge
EX: They enlarge their earnings this year
Sense 2
blow up, enlarge, magnify
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
enlarge
EX: Their earnings enlarge this year
Sense 4
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
EX: They enlarge that there was a traffic accident
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb enlarge
4 senses of enlarge
Sense 1
enlarge
> increase
=> extend, stretch
=> augment
=> build up
=> enlarge
=> up
=> raise
=> blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> multiply, manifold
=> build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
=> escalate, intensify, step up
=> boost
=> lengthen
=> regenerate
=> maximize, maximise
=> heighten
=> heighten, rise
=> rev up, rev
=> rev up, step up
=> boost, advance, supercharge
=> widen, broaden, extend
=> kite
Sense 2
blow up, enlarge, magnify
> increase
=> extend, stretch
=> augment
=> build up
=> enlarge
=> up
=> raise
=> blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> multiply, manifold
=> build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
=> escalate, intensify, step up
=> boost
=> lengthen
=> regenerate
=> maximize, maximise
=> heighten
=> heighten, rise
=> rev up, rev
=> rev up, step up
=> boost, advance, supercharge
=> widen, broaden, extend
=> kite
Sense 3
enlarge
> grow
=> hypertrophy
=> rise, go up, climb
=> enlarge
=> augment
=> vegetate
=> mushroom
=> overgrow, grow over
=> stretch
=> develop
=> expand
=> boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand
=> proliferate
=> lengthen
=> ramify, branch
=> burgeon
=> root
=> rise, prove
=> expand, spread out
Sense 4
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
> clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> demystify
=> clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
=> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> disambiguate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb enlarge
Sense 1
enlarge
=> increase
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Sense 2
blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> increase
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Sense 3
enlarge
=> grow
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Sense 4
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
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Grep of verb enlarge
enlarge
Grep of adj enlarge
enlarged
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