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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlarged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Enlarging.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F.
     large wide. See Large.]
     1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to
        extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by
        nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope
        or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy,
        affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2
                                                    Cor. vi. 11.
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     3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
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              It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.
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     Enlarging hammer, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of
        large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight.
  
     To enlarge an order or To enlarge a rule (Law), to extend
        the time for complying with it. --Abbott.
  
     To enlarge one's self, to give free vent to speech; to
        spread out discourse. ``They enlarged themselves on this
        subject.'' --Clarendon.
  
     To enlarge the heart, to make free, liberal, and
        charitable.
  
     Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;
          magnify. See Increase.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Enlarged \En*larged"\, a.
     Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- En*lar"ged*ly,
     adv. -- En*lar"ged*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlarged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Enlarging.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F.
     large wide. See Large.]
     1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to
        extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by
        nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
  
              To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke.
  
     2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope
        or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy,
        affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.
  
              O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2
                                                    Cor. vi. 11.
  
     3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
  
              It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.
  
     Enlarging hammer, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of
        large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight.
  
     To enlarge an order or rule (Law), to extend the time for
        complying with it. --Abbott.
  
     To enlarge one's self, to give free vent to speech; to
        spread out discourse. ``They enlarged themselves on this
        subject.'' --Clarendon.
  
     To enlarge the heart, to make free, liberal, and
        charitable.
  
     Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;
          magnify. See Increase.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Enlarged \En*larged"\, a.
     Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- En*lar"ged*ly,
     adv. -- En*lar"ged*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  enlarged
       adj 1: expanded in scope; "the enlarged authority of the committee"
       2: (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result
          of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied
          myocardial fibers" [syn: hypertrophied] [ant: atrophied]
       3: as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph
          revealed many details" [syn: blown-up]
       4: larger than normal; "enlarged joints"
       5: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated
          the size of her eyes" [syn: exaggerated, magnified]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enlarged
     vb.
     (infl of en enlarge  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  enlarged
     vb.
     (infl of en enlarge  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  enlarged
     vb.
     (infl of en enlarge  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  enlarged
     vb.
     (infl of en enlarge  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enlarged
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e nlarge d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enlarged
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en enlarge ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb enlarge)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Enlarged /ɛnlˈɑːdʒd/
  مكبّر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  enlarged /ɛnlˈɑːdʒd/ 
  zvětšený