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Meanings of enlarge in English

Portuguese
elaborar
Spanish
exponer

Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.

    elaborar
    Portuguese
    aumentar
    Catalan
    engrandir
    Spanish
    ampliar

    Make large.

        aumentar
        Usage of enlarge in English
        1
        We'll have to enlarge the opening to get a good look inside.
        Too close to home
        2
        You still have a lot of possibilities to enlarge sanctions, he said.
        Reuters
        3
        Start with the Burg, I decided, and then enlarge the search area.
        Seven up
        4
        Your father will enlarge on what I say.' He bows to her.
        Wolf hall
        5
        Simply enlarge the circle of the household and you have the nation.
        Foundations of World Unity
        6
        He would clarify truth in order to enlarge the opportunities of Christ.
        Painted Windows / Studies in Religious Personality
        7
        Remove the bearing on the pulley side, and enlarge the hole slightly.
        Things To Make
        8
        On the remainder of the voyage it is not necessary to enlarge.
        Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
        9
        He took her photograph; he began to reproduce it, to enlarge it.
        A Reckless Character, and Other Stories
        10
        Although they cannot be seen as readily, they enlarge when tonsils do.
        The Irish Times
        11
        On the treatment of the third kind we shall not here enlarge.
        The Black Death, and The Dancing Mania
        12
        We must concede the poverty, but insist and enlarge upon the prospect.
        Trumps
        13
        Gentlemen, I might both enlarge and lose myself in such like arguments.
        The Compleat Angler
        14
        Meanwhile, the insurgents omitted nothing which might enlarge the circle of disaffection.
        The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 / Commander in Chief of th...
        15
        The immense profits arising from this commerce encouraged them to enlarge it.
        An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies o...
        16
        I think what he is trying to do is enlarge the circle.
        Reuters
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