enlarged Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make larger
   enlarge.
   
   • She enlarged the flower beds
2. verb make large
   blow up; enlarge; magnify.
   
   • blow up an image
3. verb become larger or bigger
   enlarge.
   
4. verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
   expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
   
   • She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
5. adjective (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
   hypertrophied.
   
   • hypertrophied myocardial fibers
6. adjective satellite as of a photograph; made larger
   blown-up.
   
   • the enlarged photograph revealed many details
7. adjective satellite larger than normal
   
   • enlarged joints
8. adjective satellite enlarged to an abnormal degree
   exaggerated; magnified.
   
   • thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes

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