enlarge

/ɪnˈlɑrdʒ/ v [T]

Definition

› to become larger, or to cause something to become larger: The city council voted to enlarge the park. › If you enlarge a photograph, you print a bigger copy of it. enlarged

/ɪnˈlɑrdʒd/ adj [not gradable] › He suffers from an enlarged heart.

(Definition of enlarge v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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enjoy v LIKE TO DO
enjoyable adj
enjoyment n BENEFIT
enjoyment n PLEASURE
enlarge on/upon phrasal verb
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enlighten v
enlightened adj
enlightenment n
enlist v ASK FOR HELP
enlist v JOIN

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