enlarge
/ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.20 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
Transitive verb
verb
To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).
Example Sentences
- "We'll need to enlarge our budget if we want to include the helicopter ride in our holiday."
- "Knowledge enlarges the mind."
- "O ye Corinthians, our […] heart is enlarged."
- "We are then told of the basilisk killing by staring, and of a mous running round a snake till it rushes into the jaws of death. After copying many such anilities, the author adds only, "but our readers will excuse our enlarging.""
- "I shall enlarge upon the Point."
- "He began to enlarge on the nature of the ground."
Etymology
From Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier, enlargir. By surface analysis, en- + large.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/
- British English: /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ/