"upsize" meaning in English

See upsize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: upsizes [present, singular, third-person], upsizing [participle, present], upsized [participle, past], upsized [past]
Etymology: From up- + size. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|size|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + size. Head templates: {{en-verb}} upsize (third-person singular simple present upsizes, present participle upsizing, simple past and past participle upsized)
  1. (transitive) To make larger or more numerous. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-upsize-en-verb-La4QaNRZ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49
  2. (intransitive) To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-upsize-en-verb-7kx7QMJv Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rightsize

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To make larger or more numerous."
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        "(intransitive) To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house."
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        "To make larger or more numerous."
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        "(transitive) To make larger or more numerous."
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        "(intransitive) To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house."
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}

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