ENL`ARGE, v.t. enlarj. [from large.] To make greater in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits, breadth or side; to expand in bulk. Every man desires to enlarge his possessions; the prince, his dominions. and the landholder, his farm. The body is enlarged by nutrition, and a good man rejoices to enlarge the sphere of his benevolence. God shall enlarge Japhet. Gen.9.1. To dilate; to expand; as with joy or love.O ye, Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our heart is enlarged.2. To expand; to make more comprehensive. Science enlarges the mind.3. To increase in appearance; to magnify to the eye; as by a glass.4. To set at liberty; to release from confinement or pressure.5. To extend in a discourse; to diffuse in eloquence.They enlarged themselves on this subject.In this application, the word is generally intransitive.6. To augment; to increase; to make large or larger, in a general sense; a word of general application.To enlarge the heart, may signify to open and expand in good will; to make free, liberal and charitable. ENL`ARGE, v.i. enlarj. To grow large or larger; to extend; to dilate; to expand. A plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction. 1. To be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate. I might enlarge on this topic.2. To exaggerate. |
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