"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: {{prefix|en|up|size}} 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 with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 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 with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rightsize

Inflected forms

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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "en",
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upsizing",
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    },
    {
      "form": "upsized",
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      ]
    },
    {
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  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rightsize"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make larger or more numerous."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "larger",
          "larger"
        ],
        [
          "numerous",
          "numerous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make larger or more numerous."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "English terms prefixed with up-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house."
      ],
      "id": "en-upsize-en-verb-7kx7QMJv",
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "upsize"
}
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "categories": [
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms prefixed with up-",
    "English verbs",
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  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "up",
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      },
      "expansion": "up- + size",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From up- + size.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "upsizes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upsizing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upsized",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upsized",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make larger or more numerous."
      ],
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          "larger",
          "larger"
        ],
        [
          "numerous",
          "numerous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make larger or more numerous."
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "upsize"
}

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