enlarge meaning and definition

ENLARGE verb

Definition of enlarge (verb)

1. make larger
   • "She enlarged the flower beds"
2. make large
   • "blow up an image"
   • synonyms: blow up, magnify
   • antonym: 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"
   • synonyms: dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
   • antonym: abbreviate