| VERB | change | enlarge | make larger |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | enlarge, blow up, magnify | make large | |
| change | enlarge | become larger or bigger | |
| communication | enlarge, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate | add details, as to an account or idea |
| Sounds | ehnlaa'rjh; ihnlaa'rjh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | barge ... surcharge: 11 rhymes with aarjh... | |
| Meaning | make larger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They enlarge their earnings this year | |
| Example | "She enlarged the flower beds" | |
| Narrower | deepen | make deeper |
| expand | make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity | |
| ream | enlarge with a reamer | |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Spanish | agrandar, ampliar, anchar, aumentar, ensanchar | |
| Catalan | ampliar, eixamplar, engrandir, fer gran | |
| Nouns | enlargement | the act of increasing / increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
| Meaning | make large. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | blow up, magnify | |
| Category | photography, picture taking | The act of taking and printing photographs |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Opposite | reduce, scale down | make smaller |
| Spanish | agrandar, ampliar, aumentar, engrandecer | |
| Catalan | ampliar, engrandir | |
| Nouns | enlargement | a photographic print that has been enlarged |
| enlarger | photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph | |
| Meaning | Become larger or bigger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | Their earnings enlarge this year | |
| Narrower | magnify, amplify | increase in size, volume or significance |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Spanish | agrandarse, agrandar, ampliarse, ampliar, aumentar, engrandecer, ensancharse | |
| Catalan | agegantar, ampliar, augmentar, eixamplar-se, engegantir, engrandir | |
| Meaning | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning / meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They enlarge that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate | |
| Narrower | detail | Provide details for |
| exemplify, illustrate, instance | clarify by giving an example of | |
| set forth, expound, exposit | state | |
| specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise | Be specific about | |
| Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible |
| Opposite | abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
| Spanish | ampliar, dilatarse, expandir, explicar, exponer, extenderse | |
| Catalan | ampliar, expandir | |
| Nouns | enlargement | a discussion that provides additional information |
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