"enlarge" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ [UK], /ɪnˈlɑrd͡ʒ/ [US] Audio: en-us-enlarge.ogg [US] Forms: enlarge [canonical], enlarges [third-person, singular], enlarged [past], enlarged [past, participle], enlarging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|enlarg|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you enlarge something, you make it larger.
    Sense id: simple-enlarge-en-verb-eLFrFiSX
  2. When you enlarge something, you increase and expand the size of it, giving it a greater scope.
    Sense id: simple-enlarge-en-verb-DM3g86b1
  3. To talk a lot about a certain subject and to elaborate about it.
    Sense id: simple-enlarge-en-verb-vjK3qcwf Categories (other): Verbs
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