enlargev.

Brit.

/ᵻnˈlɑːdʒ/,

/ɛnˈlɑːdʒ/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈlɑrdʒ/,

/ɛnˈlɑrdʒ/

Forms: Also Middle English enlargen, 1600s enlardge, 1500s–1700s inlarge.

Etymology: < Old French enlarge-r, enlargir, < en- (see en- prefix¹) + large (see large adj.). Some of the modern English uses are influenced by those of French élargir , Old French eslargir , alarger (see alarge v.).

I. To make larger.

1. transitive. To render more spacious or extensive; to extend the limits of (a territory, enclosure, etc.); to widen (boundaries).In later use this merges in the more generalized sense 2; the figurative applications in sense 3 however remain distinct.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > boundaries

enlargec1400

enlargissec1448

extend1574

push1845

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. v. 45 Thei may not enlargen it [Egypt] toward the desert, for defaute of watre.

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 316 The fundament enlarge it half a foote Outwith the wough.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. xxxi. 38 The cite of y^e Lorde shalbe enlarged from the towre of Hananeel, vnto y^e gate of the corner wall.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. 72 Any Prince willing to inlarge his Territories, will give, etc.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. ii. §1. 123 Grinding inlarges the sphere of their attractions.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xv. 164 He will rear himself upon his hind-legs to enlarge his circle of vision.

a. To increase the size of (a material object); to add to, augment (a literary work, a person's wealth, the number or amount of anything). Formerly also (cf. uses of large) with reference to intensive magnitude: to increase (a person's renown, the force of anything, etc.). †Sometimes with out (obsolete rare). Also, to increase in apparent size, magnify. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)]

broada1250

room?1316

enlargec1380

largea1382

magnifya1382

alargec1384

spreada1387

amplify1432

brede1440

expanse1477

ampliatea1513

dilate1528

propagate1548

widen1566

explicate1578

expatiate1603

diduce1605

engross?1611

dilatate1613

biggen1643

promote1652

intend1658

expand1665

to run out1683

amplificate1731

broaden1744

outstretcha1758

largen1869

big1884

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)]

echeOE

ekec1200

multiplya1275

morea1300

increase13..

vaunce1303

enlargec1380

augmenta1400

accrease1402

alargea1425

amply?a1425

great?1440

hainc1440

creasec1475

grow1481

amplea1500

to get upa1500

improve1509

ampliatea1513

auge1542

over1546

amplify1549

raise1583

grand1602

swell1602

magnoperate1610

greaten1613

accresce1626

aggrandize1638

majoratea1651

adauge1657

protend1659

reinforce1660

examplify1677

pluralize1750

to drive up1817

to whoop up1856

to jack up1884

upbuild1890

steepen1909

up1934

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase scope

stretchc1430

eslargea1450

eslargish1484

widen1574

extend1584

enlarge1594

c1380 Antecrist in Todd 3 Treat. Wyclif 120 Þe deuyl shal enlarge his taile more wickudly in þe eende of þe worlde.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 117 That the dignitie of Plancus might be augmented, & his honour inlarged.

1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 745 T'enlarge his breath, (large breath in armes most needfull).

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. 280 By means whereof, it extendeth and enlargeth out the naturall heat.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iv. vii. §1. 292 He..enlarged the Centuries of Horse-men.

1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War (1822) 57 The Athenians much enlarged their own particular wealth.

1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 155 It inlarges its Narcotick Force.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. x. 116 Selling of Lands to Foreigners for Gold and Silver, would inlarge the Stock of the Kingdom.

1703 N. Rowe Fair Penitent i. i. 202 Enthusiastick Passion..Enlarg'd her Voice.

1734 A. Pope Epist. to Visct. Cobham 2 Fancy's beam inlarges, multiplies, Contracts.

1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fourth 27 O how is Man enlarg'd Seen thro' this Medium?

1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. Pref. 10 In this second edition, so much inlarged.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 42 Slowly enlarged to giant size.

1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 126 The spleen is found enormously enlarged.

1866 M. E. C. Walcott Cathedral Reform. in Ch. & World 15 At the very time when the numbers and learning of parish clergy were rapidly being enlarged.

1883 Manch. Examiner 24 Oct. 5/1 Their salaries will be enlarged out of the episcopal and capitular incomes.

†b. To magnify, exaggerate in statement. Also, to set forth at length. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)]

flatter?c1225

engregec1386

enhancec1400

extol?1504

extend1509

aggravate1533

exagger1535

blowa1538

amplify1561

exasperate1561

bombast1566

aggerate1570

enlarge1592

rengrege1601

exaggerate1604

magnify1605

hyperbolize1609

to slobber over ——1761

bloat1896

over-heighten1904

overpitch1904

overblow1961

inflate1982

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie Ded. sig. A2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) To..enlarge my paines taken in publishing the other.

1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 23 I shall not enlarge this now particularly.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 15 The Asiatick way of enlarging.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 52 Report generally inlarges matters.

†c. intransitive. to enlarge on: to make an addition to (a plan); to amplify (a hint). Obsolete. (Cf. 5b.)

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1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 58. ¶13 It is so very easy to enlarge upon a good Hint.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 8 I have so far enlarged upon this plan, as to take into it, etc.

1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 233 Those gentlemen..will..enlarge on the plan I have hinted thus lightly.

d. Photography. To make a picture larger than (the original negative). Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [verb (transitive)] > enlarge

enlarge1866

to blow up1930

1866 J. Towler Negative & Print xiv. 132 The screen will have to be shoved further off from the lens on the opposite side, and the picture becomes thereby enlarged.

1871 Eng. Mechanic 24 Feb. 549/3 Cheap Enlarging Camera.

1871 English Mechanic 5 May 166/2 [A] condenser..for enlarging with a ¼ plate lens.

1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. Index Enlarged photographs.

1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 43 Daylight Enlarging.

1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 44 In commencing..to calculate enlarging exposures.

1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 44 The indicated exposure will be right for a decidedly dense negative without taking into account the increase for the enlarging factor.

1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 47 Most photographers want to enlarge from a negative of settled size to one size of paper.

1959 Chambers's Encycl. X. 688/2 The position of the enlarging lens is adjustable with respect to the negative.

3. Figurative applications of 1.

a. To extend the range or scope of. †Also, to spread, promote the diffusion of (a belief) (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [verb (transitive)] > specific something immaterial

sowc888

forspreada1300

breathea1425

diffusea1425

transfusec1425

sparkle?1533

seminate1535

enlarge1553

propagate1554

disperse1576

proseminate1619

disseminate1643

infusea1672

overpass1679

to set abroad1688

vulgate1851

1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. aaj God is glorified, & the Christian fayth enlarged.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. iii. 51 We somewhat more enlarging the sense thereof.

1656 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern (1676) 139 To enlarge this Table, that so it may shew not only..half inches, but the quarters, or tenth parts of Inches.

1668 H. Oldenberg in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 (front matter) The endeavours of the Authour for the improving and enlarging his Philosophical Commerce.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xv. 102 Till I have catch'd her a little inlarging her innocent Freedoms, as she calls them.

1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. x. 244 Justinian greatly enlarged this kind of authority.

1884 Earl Selborne in Law Times Rep. New Ser. L. 3 He cannot..enlarge in his own favour the legal..operation of the instrument.

b. To widen, render more comprehensive (a person's thoughts, sympathies, affections); to expand, increase the capacity of (the mind).

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > instil ideas [verb (transitive)] > expand the mind

enlarge1665

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 74 in Scepsis Scientifica Science indeed inlargeth: But there's a Knowledge that only puffeth up.

a1704 T. Brown On Duke of Ormond's Recovery in Wks. (1707) I. i. 74 His Mind enlarged and boundless as the Sky.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. i. 29 Persons Notion of what is natural, will be enlarged.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. i. 156 Geologists would enlarge our conceptions of Time.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. vii. 41 His own mind was enlarged and enriched by foreign travel.

c. to enlarge the heart: to ‘expand’, ‘swell’ the heart with gratitude or affection (in this sense sometimes with personal object, after 2 Cor. vi. 13); now usually, to increase the capacity of the heart for affection, widen the range of the affections.

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1611 Bible (King James) 2 Cor. vi. 11 O yee Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is enlarged.

1611 Bible (King James) 2 Cor. vi. 13 Be ye also inlarged.

1638 F. Rous Heavenly Acad. x. 181 Bee thou enlarged in thy returne of thankes and glorie to him.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 590 Love refines The thoughts, and heart enlarges.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 156 My Heart is..more inlarg'd with his Goodness and Condescension.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 162 All hearts..were enlarged and softened.

1852 F. W. Robertson Lect. 177 Enlarge your tastes, that you may enlarge your hearts as well as your pleasures.

d. to enlarge the hand: to open the hand wide, be liberal. Obsolete or archaic. Cf. large-handed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > be liberal [verb (intransitive)]

alargea1425

to make lavish1483

to enlarge the hand1651

shower1667

to push the boat out1920

1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. K It was thought necessary for him to enlarge his hand to those that managed bread and wine.

†e. To extend (the time allowed for an action); to grant or obtain an extension of time for (a lease, bankruptcy, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > limit in time > extend limit

enlarge1656

1656 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern (1676) B vij b Leases..lately inlarged to 60 years.

1677 A. Marvell Let. 21 Apr. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 200 We shall perceiue whether his M^ty thinke fit to..inlardge the Adjournment.

1725 London Gaz. No. 6435/3 The..Time was..enlarged for Joseph Lacy..for surrendring himself.

1812 Examiner 24 Aug. 537/1 Bankruptcy Enlarged, J. Chatterton..flour-merchant, from June 27 to September 9.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. vi. 36 An Act..for enlarging the time of continuance of Parliaments.

f. Law. to enlarge an estate: said of the effect of a release which, e.g. converts a life-interest, or a tenancy for a term of years, into a fee-simple or fee-tail. (The sense may perhaps belong to branch II.)

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1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xl [Releases] somtyme haue theyr effect by force to enlarge the estate [Fr. enlarger lestate] of them to whom the release is made.

1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) viii. lix. 218 To confer, First, how he might haue her estate inlarg'd.

1806 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. VI. 299 If Popham..should not enlarge his estate to an estate tail.

a. reflexive (in senses 1 – 3.) To increase or widen in extent, bulk, or scope.

ΚΠ

1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1483) iv. xxx. 77 Gold wylle well enduren under the hamoure enlargyng hymself withouten crasure.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iii. 113 Glory is like a Circle in the Water, Which neuer ceaseth to enlarge it selfe.

1823 C. Lamb New Year's Eve in Elia Enlarging themselves, if I may say so, upon familiarity.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 24 Our ideas will have to enlarge themselves.

b. intransitive for reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (intransitive)]

greateOE

grow1382

enlarge1481

to gain more feathers1600

spread1611

burnish1624

sizea1631

dilate1636

greaten1638

expatiate1650

widen1650

biggen1652

expand1791

magnify1814

1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde iii. i. 132 Yf therthe were gretter than the sone, thenne the shadowe of þ^e sone shold goo enlargyng.

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Civ Fro whiche cometh a corde that thre fyngre brede fro the elbow enlargeth and compriseth all the elbow.

1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. vii. 55 The figure of Fame enlarging and growing every moment.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants IV. 265 The hollow very fine, but soon enlarging by the shrinking of the spongy flesh.

1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 352 His belly began to enlarge.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 281 As our knowledge increases, our perception of the mind enlarges also.

1879 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (ed. 5) i. ii. §61. 62 A sort of core..which enlarges in the parts of the Cord that give off the nerve-trunks.

†c. Of the wind, thunder: To increase in force. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 15 If the wind had not suddainely enlarged.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 49 Loud, and more loud, the crashing peals enlarge.

†a. reflexive. To expand (oneself) in words, give free vent to one's thoughts in speech. Also, in similar sense, to enlarge one's heart. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (reflexive)]

delivera1400

livera1500

enlarge1614

speak1833

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. iii. §15. 517 It will appeare more commendable in wise men, to enlarge themselues, and to publish [etc.].

1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 188 He inlarged himselfe in a most sweet meditation, of the Wedding Garment.

1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 154 I found he began to inlarge his heart to me.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. i. 48 The Platonists frequently take occasion from hence, to enlarge themselves much in the disparagement of Corporeal things.

b. intransitive for reflexive. To speak at large, expatiate. Const. on, upon; formerly also simply.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > expatiate

dilate1562

expatiate1612

enlarge1659

elaborate1934

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms 3 I shall not here inlarge to insert.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 72 I shall inlarge upon the Point.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. liv. 231 [He] enlarges, with rapture, upon the importance of his services.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 500 He was somewhat disposed to enlarge in praise of himself.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 323 Respecting Southern Italy, Sicily, and the Lipari Isles, we need not enlarge here.

1833 H. Martineau Messrs. Vanderput & Snoek vi. 99 He enlarged once more on the avarice and cowardice of the banks.

II. To set at large, release.

a. To set at large; to release from confinement or bondage. Somewhat archaic. Cf. French élargir.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > from confinement

unbindc950

to let freec1000

aletOE

to let out1154

loosea1225

slakec1374

loosen1382

to let goc1384

releasec1384

unloosec1400

unlockc1410

dissolvec1420

relievec1450

unloosen?a1475

to set at liberty1509

enlargea1513

to let at large1525

to let loose1530

to turn loose?1566

enfranchise1569

to turn up1573

enfranch1581

unkennel1589

unwind1596

to cast loosec1600

disimmure1611

disimprison1611

unhamper1620

to let abroad1633

unfold1633

disencloister1652

disencage1654

discagea1657

disincarcerate1665

eliminate1745

unspherea1806

unmew1818

unbottle1821

uncage1837

unbag1854

bust1921

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxlix. f. lxxx In this passe tyme Gryffon the yonger Brother was enlargyd frome Pryson.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccliij The captiue Cardinalles at the length putting in suerties are inlarged.

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 22 Edward the third enlarged them first from that bondage.

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale ix. 277 Algarsifes soldiers..demaundes theire General enlardgd.

?1617 W. Alexander Suppl. Sidney's Arcadia iii. sig. ¶1^v Like a Lionesse lately enlarged.

1761–2 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxvii. 108 No man, after being enlarged by order of court, can be recommitted for the same offence.

1878 R. Simpson School of Shakspere I. 39 He was enlarged upon sureties.

b. spec. in Hunting.

ΚΠ

1880 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. We are close to the spot where the stag is to be enlarged.

c. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1593 B. Barnes in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) I. 43 Deare Davids Sonne [who should from hell]..pooṙe sinners both inlarge and save.

1597 Sir W. Slingsby in Slingsby Diary (1836) 252 If we [wind-bound sailors] be not inlarged within these 20 dayes.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. viii. 123 King Richard would not enlarge him from the strictnesse of what was concluded.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 796 The friendly Gods a springing gale inlarg'd.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 683 A round ball..in the heat of summer, opens and enlarges a number of male insects.

†III. To bestow largesse.

7. To bestow liberally; to endow with bountiful gifts. [So Old French enlargir; compare Latin largīrī.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > give liberally [verb (transitive)]

enlargissec1430

transfude?a1475

enlargea1492

heap1574

showerc1595

profuse1611

enumerate1717

prodigalize1836

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > give liberally [verb (transitive)] > give liberal gifts to

enlargea1492

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xliv. f. lxxiii^v/1 He enlarged to the poore grete quantite of his goodes temporall.

a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xvi. sig. e.viii^v Clothes of Dyaper Rychely enlarged, with syluer and with golde.

1607 H. Arthington Goodl. God in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 263 How much are we, Lord, bound to thee, For all thy favours every way, Inlarged so aboundantly.

1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects i. i. 2 The great Artifex of Nature hath enlarged the smaller creatures with wisdome, and invention.

IV. Senses relating to training a horse.

8. to enlarge a horse (see quot. 1753) [after Old French élargir] .

ΚΠ

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Enlarge, in the manege, is used for making a horse go large, that is, making him embrace more ground than he before covered.

Derivatives

enˈlarge n. the action of setting free.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > release from confinement

unbinding1382

releasing1395

loosing1415

dischargec1458

enlargement1540

release1559

relaxationa1578

unloosing1578

bail1598

loosening1598

releasant1606

enlarge1608

dismission1609

eluctation1627

to let go1631

relaxating1647

unfetteringa1653

disimprisonment1656

disimprisoning1659

absolute discharge1729

disincarceration1831

decarceration1963

1608 T. Middleton Familie of Love (new ed.) i. sig. A4^v My absence may procure thy more enlarge.

1653 J. Shirley Court Secret ii. iii I may entreat her grace's mediation To the King for his enlarge.

enˈlargeable adj. capable of being enlarged.

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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > capable of being expanded

dilatable1610

expansiblea1691

expansile1776

enlargeable1881

expandable1926

1881 F. T. Palgrave Visions of Eng. Pref. 11 The more large or enlargeable are their technical powers.

enˈlargeableness n. the quality of being enlargeable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > quality of being expandable

dilatability1701

expansibility1701

enlargeableness1878

dilatancy1885

expandability1961

1878 J. N. Lockyer Stargazing 457 If the negative is well defined—that is, if it possesses the quality of enlargeableness.

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单词	enlarge
释义	enlargev. Brit. /ᵻnˈlɑːdʒ/, /ɛnˈlɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ᵻnˈlɑrdʒ/, /ɛnˈlɑrdʒ/ Forms: Also Middle English enlargen, 1600s enlardge, 1500s–1700s inlarge. Etymology: < Old French enlarge-r, enlargir, < en- (see en- prefix¹) + large (see large adj.). Some of the modern English uses are influenced by those of French élargir , Old French eslargir , alarger (see alarge v.). I. To make larger. 1. transitive. To render more spacious or extensive; to extend the limits of (a territory, enclosure, etc.); to widen (boundaries).In later use this merges in the more generalized sense 2; the figurative applications in sense 3 however remain distinct. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > boundaries enlargec1400 enlargissec1448 extend1574 push1845 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. v. 45 Thei may not enlargen it [Egypt] toward the desert, for defaute of watre. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 316 The fundament enlarge it half a foote Outwith the wough. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. xxxi. 38 The cite of y^e Lorde shalbe enlarged from the towre of Hananeel, vnto y^e gate of the corner wall. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. 72 Any Prince willing to inlarge his Territories, will give, etc. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. ii. §1. 123 Grinding inlarges the sphere of their attractions. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xv. 164 He will rear himself upon his hind-legs to enlarge his circle of vision. 2. a. To increase the size of (a material object); to add to, augment (a literary work, a person's wealth, the number or amount of anything). Formerly also (cf. uses of large) with reference to intensive magnitude: to increase (a person's renown, the force of anything, etc.). †Sometimes with out (obsolete rare). Also, to increase in apparent size, magnify. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] broada1250 room?1316 enlargec1380 largea1382 magnifya1382 alargec1384 spreada1387 amplify1432 brede1440 expanse1477 ampliatea1513 dilate1528 propagate1548 widen1566 explicate1578 expatiate1603 diduce1605 engross?1611 dilatate1613 biggen1643 promote1652 intend1658 expand1665 to run out1683 amplificate1731 broaden1744 outstretcha1758 largen1869 big1884 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] echeOE ekec1200 multiplya1275 morea1300 increase13.. vaunce1303 enlargec1380 augmenta1400 accrease1402 alargea1425 amply?a1425 great?1440 hainc1440 creasec1475 grow1481 amplea1500 to get upa1500 improve1509 ampliatea1513 auge1542 over1546 amplify1549 raise1583 grand1602 swell1602 magnoperate1610 greaten1613 accresce1626 aggrandize1638 majoratea1651 adauge1657 protend1659 reinforce1660 examplify1677 pluralize1750 to drive up1817 to whoop up1856 to jack up1884 upbuild1890 steepen1909 up1934 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase scope stretchc1430 eslargea1450 eslargish1484 widen1574 extend1584 enlarge1594 c1380 Antecrist in Todd 3 Treat. Wyclif 120 Þe deuyl shal enlarge his taile more wickudly in þe eende of þe worlde. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 117 That the dignitie of Plancus might be augmented, & his honour inlarged. 1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 745 T'enlarge his breath, (large breath in armes most needfull). 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. 280 By means whereof, it extendeth and enlargeth out the naturall heat. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iv. vii. §1. 292 He..enlarged the Centuries of Horse-men. 1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War (1822) 57 The Athenians much enlarged their own particular wealth. 1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 155 It inlarges its Narcotick Force. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. x. 116 Selling of Lands to Foreigners for Gold and Silver, would inlarge the Stock of the Kingdom. 1703 N. Rowe Fair Penitent i. i. 202 Enthusiastick Passion..Enlarg'd her Voice. 1734 A. Pope Epist. to Visct. Cobham 2 Fancy's beam inlarges, multiplies, Contracts. 1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fourth 27 O how is Man enlarg'd Seen thro' this Medium? 1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. Pref. 10 In this second edition, so much inlarged. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 42 Slowly enlarged to giant size. 1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 126 The spleen is found enormously enlarged. 1866 M. E. C. Walcott Cathedral Reform. in Ch. & World 15 At the very time when the numbers and learning of parish clergy were rapidly being enlarged. 1883 Manch. Examiner 24 Oct. 5/1 Their salaries will be enlarged out of the episcopal and capitular incomes. †b. To magnify, exaggerate in statement. Also, to set forth at length. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] flatter?c1225 engregec1386 enhancec1400 extol?1504 extend1509 aggravate1533 exagger1535 blowa1538 amplify1561 exasperate1561 bombast1566 aggerate1570 enlarge1592 rengrege1601 exaggerate1604 magnify1605 hyperbolize1609 to slobber over ——1761 bloat1896 over-heighten1904 overpitch1904 overblow1961 inflate1982 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie Ded. sig. A2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) To..enlarge my paines taken in publishing the other. 1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 23 I shall not enlarge this now particularly. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 15 The Asiatick way of enlarging. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 52 Report generally inlarges matters. †c. intransitive. to enlarge on: to make an addition to (a plan); to amplify (a hint). Obsolete. (Cf. 5b.) ΚΠ 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 58. ¶13 It is so very easy to enlarge upon a good Hint. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 8 I have so far enlarged upon this plan, as to take into it, etc. 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 233 Those gentlemen..will..enlarge on the plan I have hinted thus lightly. d. Photography. To make a picture larger than (the original negative). Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [verb (transitive)] > enlarge enlarge1866 to blow up1930 1866 J. Towler Negative & Print xiv. 132 The screen will have to be shoved further off from the lens on the opposite side, and the picture becomes thereby enlarged. 1871 Eng. Mechanic 24 Feb. 549/3 Cheap Enlarging Camera. 1871 English Mechanic 5 May 166/2 [A] condenser..for enlarging with a ¼ plate lens. 1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. Index Enlarged photographs. 1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 43 Daylight Enlarging. 1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 44 In commencing..to calculate enlarging exposures. 1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 44 The indicated exposure will be right for a decidedly dense negative without taking into account the increase for the enlarging factor. 1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 47 Most photographers want to enlarge from a negative of settled size to one size of paper. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. X. 688/2 The position of the enlarging lens is adjustable with respect to the negative. 3. Figurative applications of 1. a. To extend the range or scope of. †Also, to spread, promote the diffusion of (a belief) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [verb (transitive)] > specific something immaterial sowc888 forspreada1300 breathea1425 diffusea1425 transfusec1425 sparkle?1533 seminate1535 enlarge1553 propagate1554 disperse1576 proseminate1619 disseminate1643 infusea1672 overpass1679 to set abroad1688 vulgate1851 1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. aaj God is glorified, & the Christian fayth enlarged. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. iii. 51 We somewhat more enlarging the sense thereof. 1656 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern (1676) 139 To enlarge this Table, that so it may shew not only..half inches, but the quarters, or tenth parts of Inches. 1668 H. Oldenberg in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 (front matter) The endeavours of the Authour for the improving and enlarging his Philosophical Commerce. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xv. 102 Till I have catch'd her a little inlarging her innocent Freedoms, as she calls them. 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. x. 244 Justinian greatly enlarged this kind of authority. 1884 Earl Selborne in Law Times Rep. New Ser. L. 3 He cannot..enlarge in his own favour the legal..operation of the instrument. b. To widen, render more comprehensive (a person's thoughts, sympathies, affections); to expand, increase the capacity of (the mind). ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > instil ideas [verb (transitive)] > expand the mind enlarge1665 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 74 in Scepsis Scientifica Science indeed inlargeth: But there's a Knowledge that only puffeth up. a1704 T. Brown On Duke of Ormond's Recovery in Wks. (1707) I. i. 74 His Mind enlarged and boundless as the Sky. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. i. 29 Persons Notion of what is natural, will be enlarged. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. i. 156 Geologists would enlarge our conceptions of Time. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. vii. 41 His own mind was enlarged and enriched by foreign travel. c. to enlarge the heart: to ‘expand’, ‘swell’ the heart with gratitude or affection (in this sense sometimes with personal object, after 2 Cor. vi. 13); now usually, to increase the capacity of the heart for affection, widen the range of the affections. ΚΠ 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Cor. vi. 11 O yee Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is enlarged. View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Cor. vi. 13 Be ye also inlarged. View more context for this quotation 1638 F. Rous Heavenly Acad. x. 181 Bee thou enlarged in thy returne of thankes and glorie to him. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 590 Love refines The thoughts, and heart enlarges. View more context for this quotation 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 156 My Heart is..more inlarg'd with his Goodness and Condescension. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 162 All hearts..were enlarged and softened. 1852 F. W. Robertson Lect. 177 Enlarge your tastes, that you may enlarge your hearts as well as your pleasures. d. to enlarge the hand: to open the hand wide, be liberal. Obsolete or archaic. Cf. large-handed adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > be liberal [verb (intransitive)] alargea1425 to make lavish1483 to enlarge the hand1651 shower1667 to push the boat out1920 1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. K It was thought necessary for him to enlarge his hand to those that managed bread and wine. †e. To extend (the time allowed for an action); to grant or obtain an extension of time for (a lease, bankruptcy, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > limit in time > extend limit enlarge1656 1656 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern (1676) B vij b Leases..lately inlarged to 60 years. 1677 A. Marvell Let. 21 Apr. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 200 We shall perceiue whether his M^ty thinke fit to..inlardge the Adjournment. 1725 London Gaz. No. 6435/3 The..Time was..enlarged for Joseph Lacy..for surrendring himself. 1812 Examiner 24 Aug. 537/1 Bankruptcy Enlarged, J. Chatterton..flour-merchant, from June 27 to September 9. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. vi. 36 An Act..for enlarging the time of continuance of Parliaments. f. Law. to enlarge an estate: said of the effect of a release which, e.g. converts a life-interest, or a tenancy for a term of years, into a fee-simple or fee-tail. (The sense may perhaps belong to branch II.) ΚΠ 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xl [Releases] somtyme haue theyr effect by force to enlarge the estate [Fr. enlarger lestate] of them to whom the release is made. 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) viii. lix. 218 To confer, First, how he might haue her estate inlarg'd. 1806 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. VI. 299 If Popham..should not enlarge his estate to an estate tail. 4. a. reflexive (in senses 1 – 3.) To increase or widen in extent, bulk, or scope. ΚΠ 1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1483) iv. xxx. 77 Gold wylle well enduren under the hamoure enlargyng hymself withouten crasure. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iii. 113 Glory is like a Circle in the Water, Which neuer ceaseth to enlarge it selfe. View more context for this quotation 1823 C. Lamb New Year's Eve in Elia Enlarging themselves, if I may say so, upon familiarity. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 24 Our ideas will have to enlarge themselves. b. intransitive for reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (intransitive)] greateOE grow1382 enlarge1481 to gain more feathers1600 spread1611 burnish1624 sizea1631 dilate1636 greaten1638 expatiate1650 widen1650 biggen1652 expand1791 magnify1814 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde iii. i. 132 Yf therthe were gretter than the sone, thenne the shadowe of þ^e sone shold goo enlargyng. ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Civ Fro whiche cometh a corde that thre fyngre brede fro the elbow enlargeth and compriseth all the elbow. 1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. vii. 55 The figure of Fame enlarging and growing every moment. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants IV. 265 The hollow very fine, but soon enlarging by the shrinking of the spongy flesh. 1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 352 His belly began to enlarge. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 281 As our knowledge increases, our perception of the mind enlarges also. 1879 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (ed. 5) i. ii. §61. 62 A sort of core..which enlarges in the parts of the Cord that give off the nerve-trunks. †c. Of the wind, thunder: To increase in force. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 15 If the wind had not suddainely enlarged. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 49 Loud, and more loud, the crashing peals enlarge. 5. †a. reflexive. To expand (oneself) in words, give free vent to one's thoughts in speech. Also, in similar sense, to enlarge one's heart. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (reflexive)] delivera1400 livera1500 enlarge1614 speak1833 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. iii. §15. 517 It will appeare more commendable in wise men, to enlarge themselues, and to publish [etc.]. 1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 188 He inlarged himselfe in a most sweet meditation, of the Wedding Garment. 1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 154 I found he began to inlarge his heart to me. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. i. 48 The Platonists frequently take occasion from hence, to enlarge themselves much in the disparagement of Corporeal things. b. intransitive for reflexive. To speak at large, expatiate. Const. on, upon; formerly also simply. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > expatiate dilate1562 expatiate1612 enlarge1659 elaborate1934 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms 3 I shall not here inlarge to insert. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 72 I shall inlarge upon the Point. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. liv. 231 [He] enlarges, with rapture, upon the importance of his services. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 500 He was somewhat disposed to enlarge in praise of himself. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 323 Respecting Southern Italy, Sicily, and the Lipari Isles, we need not enlarge here. 1833 H. Martineau Messrs. Vanderput & Snoek vi. 99 He enlarged once more on the avarice and cowardice of the banks. II. To set at large, release. 6. a. To set at large; to release from confinement or bondage. Somewhat archaic. Cf. French élargir. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > from confinement unbindc950 to let freec1000 aletOE to let out1154 loosea1225 slakec1374 loosen1382 to let goc1384 releasec1384 unloosec1400 unlockc1410 dissolvec1420 relievec1450 unloosen?a1475 to set at liberty1509 enlargea1513 to let at large1525 to let loose1530 to turn loose?1566 enfranchise1569 to turn up1573 enfranch1581 unkennel1589 unwind1596 to cast loosec1600 disimmure1611 disimprison1611 unhamper1620 to let abroad1633 unfold1633 disencloister1652 disencage1654 discagea1657 disincarcerate1665 eliminate1745 unspherea1806 unmew1818 unbottle1821 uncage1837 unbag1854 bust1921 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxlix. f. lxxx In this passe tyme Gryffon the yonger Brother was enlargyd frome Pryson. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccliij The captiue Cardinalles at the length putting in suerties are inlarged. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 22 Edward the third enlarged them first from that bondage. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale ix. 277 Algarsifes soldiers..demaundes theire General enlardgd. ?1617 W. Alexander Suppl. Sidney's Arcadia iii. sig. ¶1^v Like a Lionesse lately enlarged. 1761–2 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxvii. 108 No man, after being enlarged by order of court, can be recommitted for the same offence. 1878 R. Simpson School of Shakspere I. 39 He was enlarged upon sureties. b. spec. in Hunting. ΚΠ 1880 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. We are close to the spot where the stag is to be enlarged. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1593 B. Barnes in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) I. 43 Deare Davids Sonne [who should from hell]..pooṙe sinners both inlarge and save. 1597 Sir W. Slingsby in Slingsby Diary (1836) 252 If we [wind-bound sailors] be not inlarged within these 20 dayes. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. viii. 123 King Richard would not enlarge him from the strictnesse of what was concluded. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 796 The friendly Gods a springing gale inlarg'd. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 683 A round ball..in the heat of summer, opens and enlarges a number of male insects. †III. To bestow largesse. 7. To bestow liberally; to endow with bountiful gifts. [So Old French enlargir; compare Latin largīrī.] ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > give liberally [verb (transitive)] enlargissec1430 transfude?a1475 enlargea1492 heap1574 showerc1595 profuse1611 enumerate1717 prodigalize1836 the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > give liberally [verb (transitive)] > give liberal gifts to enlargea1492 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xliv. f. lxxiii^v/1 He enlarged to the poore grete quantite of his goodes temporall. a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xvi. sig. e.viii^v Clothes of Dyaper Rychely enlarged, with syluer and with golde. 1607 H. Arthington Goodl. God in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 263 How much are we, Lord, bound to thee, For all thy favours every way, Inlarged so aboundantly. 1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects i. i. 2 The great Artifex of Nature hath enlarged the smaller creatures with wisdome, and invention. IV. Senses relating to training a horse. 8. to enlarge a horse (see quot. 1753) [after Old French élargir] . ΚΠ 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Enlarge, in the manege, is used for making a horse go large, that is, making him embrace more ground than he before covered. Derivatives enˈlarge n. the action of setting free. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > release from confinement unbinding1382 releasing1395 loosing1415 dischargec1458 enlargement1540 release1559 relaxationa1578 unloosing1578 bail1598 loosening1598 releasant1606 enlarge1608 dismission1609 eluctation1627 to let go1631 relaxating1647 unfetteringa1653 disimprisonment1656 disimprisoning1659 absolute discharge1729 disincarceration1831 decarceration1963 1608 T. Middleton Familie of Love (new ed.) i. sig. A4^v My absence may procure thy more enlarge. 1653 J. Shirley Court Secret ii. iii I may entreat her grace's mediation To the King for his enlarge. enˈlargeable adj. capable of being enlarged. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > capable of being expanded dilatable1610 expansiblea1691 expansile1776 enlargeable1881 expandable1926 1881 F. T. Palgrave Visions of Eng. Pref. 11 The more large or enlargeable are their technical powers. enˈlargeableness n. the quality of being enlargeable. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > quality of being expandable dilatability1701 expansibility1701 enlargeableness1878 dilatancy1885 expandability1961 1878 J. N. Lockyer Stargazing 457 If the negative is well defined—that is, if it possesses the quality of enlargeableness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1380
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