enlarged Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make larger
    enlarge.
    • She enlarged the flower beds
  2. verb make large
    blow up; enlarge; magnify.
    • blow up an image
  3. verb become larger or bigger
    enlarge.
  4. verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
    expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
    • She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
  5. adjective (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
    hypertrophied.
    • hypertrophied myocardial fibers
  6. adjective satellite as of a photograph; made larger
    blown-up.
    • the enlarged photograph revealed many details
  7. adjective satellite larger than normal
    • enlarged joints
  8. adjective satellite enlarged to an abnormal degree
    exaggerated; magnified.
    • thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes

WordNet


En*larged" adjective
Definitions
  1. Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- En*lar"ged*ly adv. -- En*lar"ged*ness, n.

Webster 1913