— 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 enlargir, enlarger. See EN- 1 , LARGE ]
Syn. 1. extend, magnify, amplify, dilate. See increase .
Ant. 1. diminish. 2. contract.