Enlarge

Verb

 * 1)  To make larger.
 * 2)  To speak at length upon or on (some subject)
 * 3)  To release; to set at large.

Adverbs for Enlarge
unboundedly; quickly; dangerously; abnormally; unduly; gradually; continuously; threateningly.

Synonyms for Enlarge
increase, extend, broaden, swell, augment, expand, dilate, magnify, grow, spread, amplify, lengthen, add, heighten, distend, protuberate.

Antonyms for Enlarge
attenuate, diminish, lessen, reduce, curtail, lower, abate, decrease, abridge, contract, epitomize, shorten, abbreviate, prune, condense, compress.

Related terms

 * magnify
 * supersize

Thesaurus
add to, agent provocateur, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annoy, augment, balloon, beef up, bloat, blow up, blueprint, boost, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, complete, crescendo, deepen, descant, detail, deteriorate, develop, dilate, distend, elaborate, elongate, embitter, embroider, enhance, enlarge upon, enter into detail, evolve, exacerbate, exaggerate, exalt, exasperate, expand, expatiate, explicate, expound, extend, fatten, fill out, go into, greaten, grow, heat up, heighten, hike, hike up, hot up, huff, increase, inflate, intensify, irritate, jack up, jump up, labor, lengthen, magnify, make acute, make worse, maximize, mount, multiply, parlay, particularize, print, process, provoke, puff, puff up, pump, pump up, put up, pyramid, raise, rarefy, rehearse in extenso, relate at large, rise, sharpen, snowball, sour, spell out, spread, stretch, sufflate, supplement, swell, thicken, tumefy, unfold, up, upsurge, wax, widen, work out, worsen

Pronunciation




Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Czech: zvětšit
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:


 * Japanese: 拡大する (kakudai-suru)
 * Norwegian: forstørre
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: పెరుగుట

Anagrams

 * general
 * gleaner