Analysis Complete

enlarge

/ enlarge /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make larger
"She enlarged the flower beds"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
expand ream deepen
Derived:
expansion enlargement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
become larger or bigger
Type of:
grow
Kinds of:
magnify amplify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
make large
"blow up an image"
Opposites:
reduce scale down
Type of:
increase
Derived:
magnitude magnification enlargement blowup magnifier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
photography picture taking
verb Sense 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"
Opposites:
abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten cut
Type of:
clarify clear up elucidate
Kinds of:
detail set forth expound exposit exemplify
Derived:
dilation exponent exposition expounding expansion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
76%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
2
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increase expand ream deepen grow magnify amplify reduce scale down clarify clear up elucidate