| Verb | 1. | enlarge - make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds" |
| 2. | enlarge - make large; "blow up an image" | |
| 3. | enlarge - become larger or bigger | |
| 4. | enlarge - 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" |
TO ENLARGE. To extend; as, to enlarge a rule to plead, is to extend the time during which a defendant may plead. To enlarge, means also to set at liberty; as, the prisoner was enlarged on giving bail.
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