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Adjective enlarged has 5 senses
- enlarged - expanded in scope; "the enlarged authority of the committee"
Antonym: contracted (indirect, via expanded)
- hypertrophied, enlarged - (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers"
- blown-up, enlarged - as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
Antonyms: small, little (indirect, via large, big)
Antonyms: small, little (indirect, via large, big)
- enlarged - larger than normal; "enlarged joints"
Antonym: healthy (indirect, via unhealthy)
- exaggerated, magnified, enlarged - enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
Antonyms: decreased, reduced (indirect, via increased)
Verb enlarge has 4 senses
- enlarge - make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
--1 is one way to increase
Sample sentence:
They enlarge their earnings this year
- blow up, enlarge, magnify - make large; "blow up an image"
--2 is one way to increase
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- enlarge - become larger or bigger
--3 is one way to grow
Sample sentence:
Their earnings enlarge this year
- 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"
--4 is one way to clarify, clear up, elucidate
Sample sentence:
They enlarge that there was a traffic accident
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