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enlarge

[en-lahrj] / ɛnˈlɑrdʒ /


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Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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Enlarge the ship so it stretches between the Fauntleroy and the island’s north-end ferry terminals.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2021

And in the Washington Post, a more forthright statement of Kennan’s testimony—a banner across the top of the page, “Kennan Urges U.S. Not to Enlarge War.”

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2014

Enlarge Image Tim Foley "You don't see an explosion of IPOs like this at market bottoms," he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2013

Enlarge Image Gretchen Schneider He suggests the Texan Tuxedo, given the state's "cowboy reputation" and catchy alliteration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2013

Enlarge Map The date of the 20th of August must first be fixed in the mind: on that date the army which was to take Dunquerque was separated into its two component parts.

From The French Revolution by Belloc, Hilaire




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