catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


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

  Enlarge \En*large"\, v. i.
     1. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to
        expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges
        by good management; a volume of air enlarges by
        rarefaction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or
        writing; to expatiate; to dilate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To enlarge upon this theme.           --M. Arnold.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Naut.) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's
        course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.
        [1913 Webster]

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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Enlarge \En*large"\, v. i.
     1. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to
        expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges
        by good management; a volume of air enlarges by
        rarefaction.
  
     2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or
        writing; to expatiate; to dilate.
  
              To enlarge upon this theme.           --M. Arnold.
  
     3. (Naut.) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's
        course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  enlarge
       v 1: make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
       2: make large; "blow up an image" [syn: blow up, magnify]
          [ant: reduce]
       3: become larger or bigger
       4: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning
          of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
          "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
          [syn: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, flesh
          out, expand, expound, dilate] [ant: abridge]

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

  enlarge
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ) μεγαλώνω, διευρύνω

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

  enlarge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To grow larger.
     3 (lb en transitive) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give
  free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection,
  etc.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To speak or write at length ''upon'' or ''on''
  (some subject); expand; elaborate

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

  enlarge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To grow larger.
     3 (lb en transitive) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give
  free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection,
  etc.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To speak or write at length ''upon'' or ''on''
  (some subject); expand; elaborate

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

  enlarge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To grow larger.
     3 (lb en transitive) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give
  free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection,
  etc.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To speak or write at length ''upon'' or ''on''
  (some subject); expand; elaborate

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

  enlarge
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To grow larger.
     3 (lb en transitive) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give
  free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection,
  etc.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To speak or write at length ''upon'' or ''on''
  (some subject); expand; elaborate

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

  enlarge
     Englanti vb.
     suurentaa, laajentaa, laajentua

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

  enlarge
     Engelska vb.
     utöka, förstora, vidga

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

  Enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  تضخّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  enlarge //ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ// //ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ// 
  увеличавам, уголемявам
  make larger

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

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  zvětšit

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

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  zvětšovat

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

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  rozšiřovat

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

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  rozšířit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  chwyddo 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  helaethu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  mawrhau 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  mwyhau 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  ein Bohrloch ausweiten, aufbohren, ausbohren, nachbohren 
     Synonyms: bore, bore up, rebore, counterbore a drilled hole
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  erweitern, ausdehnen, ausweiten 
   see: enlarging, enlarged, enlarges, enlarged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  vergrößern, verbreitern, ausbauen 
   see: enlarging, enlarged, enlarges, enlarged, unenlarged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  sich vergrößern, sich ausdehnen, sich erweitern 
   see: enlarging, enlarged
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  
  μεγεθύνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  enlarge //ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ// //ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ// 
  suurentaa, laajentaa
  make larger

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  enlarge /inlɑːdʒ/
  accroître, agrander, amplifier, augmenter, étendre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  1. बढ़ाना
        "That building has been considerably enlarged."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  povećati, povećati se, proširiti, uvećati

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  enlarge //ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ// //ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ// 
  membesarkan, memperbesar
  make larger

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  ingrandire

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  enlarge //ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ// //ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ// 
  拡大
  make larger

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  enlarge //ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ// //ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ// 
  forstørre
  make larger

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  enlarge /inlɑːdʒ/
  aumentar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  enlarge //ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ// //ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ// 
  förstora
  make larger

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/ 
  
  kuza

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  enlarge /ɛnlˈɑːdʒ/
  1. büyültmek, genişletmek, (çoğ.)altmak
  2. büyümek genişlemek
  3. (huk.) muhleti uzatmak
  4. serbest bırakmak
  5. "upon" ile tafsilâta girişmek. enlargement  büyültme
  6. büyüme
  7. (foto.) agrandisman. enlarger  (foto.) fotoğrafları büyültmeye mahsus cihaz.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɛnˈɫɑɹdʒ/, /ɪnˈɫɑɹdʒ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  103 Moby Thesaurus words for "enlarge":
     add to, agent provocateur, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annoy,
     augment, balloon, beef up, bloat, blow up, blueprint, boost,
     broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, complete, crescendo,
     deepen, descant, detail, deteriorate, develop, dilate, distend,
     elaborate, elongate, embitter, embroider, enhance, enlarge upon,
     enter into detail, evolve, exacerbate, exaggerate, exalt,
     exasperate, expand, expatiate, explicate, expound, extend, fatten,
     fill out, go into, greaten, grow, heat up, heighten, hike, hike up,
     hot up, huff, increase, inflate, intensify, irritate, jack up,
     jump up, labor, lengthen, magnify, make acute, make worse,
     maximize, mount, multiply, parlay, particularize, print, process,
     provoke, puff, puff up, pump, pump up, put up, pyramid, raise,
     rarefy, rehearse in extenso, relate at large, rise, sharpen,
     snowball, sour, spell out, spread, stretch, sufflate, supplement,
     swell, thicken, tumefy, unfold, up, upsurge, wax, widen, work out,
     worsen
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 扩大,增大;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 扩大,放大
     vi. 扩大;详述

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats