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† enˈlargisse, v. Obs.
Also 5 enlargise.
[ad. OFr. enlargiss- lengthened stem of enlargir: see enlarge v.]
trans. a. To make larger, enlarge. b. To bestow bountifully; to vouchsafe.
c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode i. li. (1869) 31 He wolde..yiue almesse and enlargise it to poore erraunt pilgrimes. 1440J. Shirley Dethe K. James (1818) Advt., The Kyng of Scottes hadde leve enla[r]gissid, and had saufecondit of his maister the kyng of England, (for so the Kyng of Scottes clepid hym,) to return safe and sownde ayene ynto his region of Scotteland. c1448in R. Glouc. (1724) II. 483 His fader in his tymes enlargissed his marches. |