单词 | enlarge |
释义 | enlarge —enlargeable, adj. —enlargedly /en lahr"jid lee, -lahrjd"-/, adv. —enlargedness, n. —enlargingly, adv. /en lahrj"/, v. , enlarged, enlarging. v.t. 1. to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: They enlarged the house by adding an east wing. 2. to increase the capacity or scope of; expand: We've decided to enlarge the company. 3. to make (a photographic print) larger than the negative by projecting the negative's image through a lens onto photographic printing paper. v.i. 4. to grow larger; increase; expand. 5. to speak or write at large; expatiate: to enlarge upon a point. [1350-1400; ME enlargen < OF enlargir, enlarger. See EN-1, LARGE] Syn. 1. extend, magnify, amplify, dilate. See increase. Ant. 1. diminish. 2. contract. |
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