largenv.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːdʒ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈlɑrdʒ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: large adj., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < large adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier enlarge v., large v.

Frequently poetic.

1. intransitive. To grow large or larger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [verb (intransitive)] > by size, shape, etc.

starta1393

sparkle1594

startle1600

settle1615

pop1680

fever1820

largen1844

bug1868

1844 C. Patmore Poems 145 Eyes, large always, slowly largen.

1889 J. R. Lowell in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 148 The one eye that meets my view, Lidless and strangely largening, too,..Seems to make me its single mark.

1911 F. F. Ayer Bell & Wing 1195 They are lips meant to speak..Of soul which largens the more Wrinkles come to the fore.

1952 M. L. Hunt Ladycake Farm v. 50 This hen-flock will largen. Later we'll have our own cabbages and clover and grain, an' such, to help out on feed.

2008 P. M. May Demon ii. 57 The white paint began to smoulder and turn black and the cracks in the wood largened.

2. transitive. To make large or larger; to enlarge, increase.

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

1869 J. R. Lowell Pictures from Appledore vi. 51 No more a vision, reddened, largened, The moon dips toward her mountain nest.

1881 E. Dickinson Lett. (1894) I. 186 Each new width of love largens all the rest.

1921 T. Hardy Dynasts vi. vii. 320 We know The Austrian knot began their severance, And that the Polish question largens it.

2007 A. Pancake Strange as this Weather has Been 247 Clyde..starts shouting his own voice through the drain.., the concrete rolling and largening his voice.

Derivatives

ˈlargened adj. now rare.

ΚΠ

1862 H. Kendall Poems & Songs 141 I think we lived a loftier life through hours of Long Ago, For in the largened evening earth our spirits seemed to grow.

1922 T. Hardy Late Lyrics & Earlier 100 The yellowing years will not abate My largened love and truth to you.

2002 M. Evanshen Welcome to Eterna 350 As they crossed the customs station, their great dark sunglasses covered undoubtedly largened pupils.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	largen
释义	largenv. Brit. /ˈlɑːdʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈlɑrdʒ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: large adj., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < large adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier enlarge v., large v. Frequently poetic. 1. intransitive. To grow large or larger. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [verb (intransitive)] > by size, shape, etc. starta1393 sparkle1594 startle1600 settle1615 pop1680 fever1820 largen1844 bug1868 1844 C. Patmore Poems 145 Eyes, large always, slowly largen. 1889 J. R. Lowell in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 148 The one eye that meets my view, Lidless and strangely largening, too,..Seems to make me its single mark. 1911 F. F. Ayer Bell & Wing 1195 They are lips meant to speak..Of soul which largens the more Wrinkles come to the fore. 1952 M. L. Hunt Ladycake Farm v. 50 This hen-flock will largen. Later we'll have our own cabbages and clover and grain, an' such, to help out on feed. 2008 P. M. May Demon ii. 57 The white paint began to smoulder and turn black and the cracks in the wood largened. 2. transitive. To make large or larger; to enlarge, increase. 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 1869 J. R. Lowell Pictures from Appledore vi. 51 No more a vision, reddened, largened, The moon dips toward her mountain nest. 1881 E. Dickinson Lett. (1894) I. 186 Each new width of love largens all the rest. 1921 T. Hardy Dynasts vi. vii. 320 We know The Austrian knot began their severance, And that the Polish question largens it. 2007 A. Pancake Strange as this Weather has Been 247 Clyde..starts shouting his own voice through the drain.., the concrete rolling and largening his voice. Derivatives ˈlargened adj. now rare. ΚΠ 1862 H. Kendall Poems & Songs 141 I think we lived a loftier life through hours of Long Ago, For in the largened evening earth our spirits seemed to grow. 1922 T. Hardy Late Lyrics & Earlier 100 The yellowing years will not abate My largened love and truth to you. 2002 M. Evanshen Welcome to Eterna 350 As they crossed the customs station, their great dark sunglasses covered undoubtedly largened pupils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1844
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