English verb: enlarge | |||
1. | enlarge (change) make larger | ||
Samples | She enlarged the flower beds. | ||
Examples | They enlarge their earnings this year | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deepen, expand, ream | ||
2. | enlarge (change) make large | ||
Samples | Blow up an image. | ||
Synonyms | blow up, magnify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
Domain category | photography, picture taking | ||
Antonyms | scale down, reduce | ||
3. | enlarge (change) become larger or bigger | ||
Examples | Their earnings enlarge this year | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | amplify, magnify | ||
4. | enlarge (communication) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | ||
Samples | She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation. | ||
Examples | They enlarge that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | detail, exemplify, exposit, expound, illustrate, instance, particularise, particularize, set forth, specialise, specialize, specify | ||
Antonyms | abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut | ||