re-enlargev.

Brit.

/ˌriːᵻnˈlɑːdʒ/,

/ˌriːɛnˈlɑːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌriᵻnˈlɑrdʒ/,

/ˌriɛnˈlɑrdʒ/

Forms: see re- prefix and enlarge v. See also renlarge v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, enlarge v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + enlarge v. Compare French rélargir to make larger (1680; 1306 in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation in sense ‘to re-extend’). In quot. 1611 at sense 1 after Italian ringrandire (16th cent.). Compare slightly later renlarge v.

1. transitive. To enlarge again; to make larger still.

ΚΠ

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ringrandire,..to re-enlarge.

1664 G. Wither Tuba-pacifica 18 They without suspicion may contrive Your whole destruction, and recover power To re-enlarge their Babylonian Tower.

1715 E. Barlow Meteorol. Ess. ii. v. 175 The Channel becoming re-enlarged..their occurring Streams may swell up gently into calm and smooth Water.

1797 T. Haweis Life W. Romaine v. 87 The chapel was crouded, enlarged, re-enlarged, and anew opened by him.

1843 Amer. Phrenol. Jrnl. Dec. 549 This re-augments these organs in their children, to be again re-enlarged, and propagated to generation after generation.

1864 Daily News 16 Dec. 5/5 The establishment was opened in December, 1860, was enlarged in the following year, and re-enlarged at the end of 1863.

1957 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 8 May 3/8 I plan to introduce a bill to re-enlarge the scope of the physical fitness program in Manitoba.

1993 Washington Post 3 Jan. c1 The effort to reenlarge the Democratic base, while retaining loyal core constituencies, created tension..in his campaign.

2002 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 11 Dec. e1 After baking, use a chopstick or the end of a wooden spoon to reenlarge the hole in the warm cookies, if needed.

2. transitive. To release from captivity; to set at large once more. Also figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

re-enlarge1631

1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson 30 When time,..By his benignant power, had reinlarg'd Their captive senses.

1648 J. Quarles Fons Lachrymarum 125 Can Excess of language re-inlarge a man From Death?

1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 376 Peter imprisoned, enlarged, recommitted, examined, and reenlarged.

1909 R. Kipling With Night Mail 32 One knows now that we are only our fathers reenlarged upon the earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	re-enlarge
释义	re-enlargev. Brit. /ˌriːᵻnˈlɑːdʒ/, /ˌriːɛnˈlɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ˌriᵻnˈlɑrdʒ/, /ˌriɛnˈlɑrdʒ/ Forms: see re- prefix and enlarge v. See also renlarge v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, enlarge v. Etymology: < re- prefix + enlarge v. Compare French rélargir to make larger (1680; 1306 in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation in sense ‘to re-extend’). In quot. 1611 at sense 1 after Italian ringrandire (16th cent.). Compare slightly later renlarge v. 1. transitive. To enlarge again; to make larger still. ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ringrandire,..to re-enlarge. 1664 G. Wither Tuba-pacifica 18 They without suspicion may contrive Your whole destruction, and recover power To re-enlarge their Babylonian Tower. 1715 E. Barlow Meteorol. Ess. ii. v. 175 The Channel becoming re-enlarged..their occurring Streams may swell up gently into calm and smooth Water. 1797 T. Haweis Life W. Romaine v. 87 The chapel was crouded, enlarged, re-enlarged, and anew opened by him. 1843 Amer. Phrenol. Jrnl. Dec. 549 This re-augments these organs in their children, to be again re-enlarged, and propagated to generation after generation. 1864 Daily News 16 Dec. 5/5 The establishment was opened in December, 1860, was enlarged in the following year, and re-enlarged at the end of 1863. 1957 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 8 May 3/8 I plan to introduce a bill to re-enlarge the scope of the physical fitness program in Manitoba. 1993 Washington Post 3 Jan. c1 The effort to reenlarge the Democratic base, while retaining loyal core constituencies, created tension..in his campaign. 2002 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 11 Dec. e1 After baking, use a chopstick or the end of a wooden spoon to reenlarge the hole in the warm cookies, if needed. 2. transitive. To release from captivity; to set at large once more. Also figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > from confinement > again re-enlarge1631 1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson 30 When time,..By his benignant power, had reinlarg'd Their captive senses. 1648 J. Quarles Fons Lachrymarum 125 Can Excess of language re-inlarge a man From Death? 1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 376 Peter imprisoned, enlarged, recommitted, examined, and reenlarged. 1909 R. Kipling With Night Mail 32 One knows now that we are only our fathers reenlarged upon the earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611
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