enlarge
verb (used with object)
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to.
enlarged
Example Sentences
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It’s especially ironic that the Nobel Committee cited Ms. Pillay for having “significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But US officials said they were making a fresh effort in an enlarged format, following visits to Moscow and Kyiv by last month by Witkoff, Trump's business friend-turned-roving envoy, and the president's son-in-law Kushner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
If an atomic nucleus were enlarged to the size of a football stadium, the experiment's highest resolution would be fine enough to distinguish features only a few yards wide on the field.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
He clutched a photo of his late wife that had been enlarged for the television cameras.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
One of his other jobs is developing enlarged pictures of my crash—he brought some of the prints to show us.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
