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[ verb ] become larger or bigger
Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)And further he must understand his obligation to the client to not_only meet his physical necessities but also to enhance and improve his life and to enlarge the cultural horizon of our society . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)He helped Kate and Juanita enlarge the flower_garden in the side_yard , where they sometimes sat in the still evenings watching the last fat bees working against the summer 's purple dusk . |
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[ verb ] make large
Examples "blow up an image" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)the crude sketch of Piepsam contains , in its critical , destructive and self-destructive tendencies , much that is enlarged and illuminated in the figures of , for_instance , Naphta and Leverku^hn . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)When carving he was charged with spontaneous energy ; too_careful or detailed studies in clay and wax would have glued him down to a mere enlarging of his model . Related terms |
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[ verb ] add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Examples "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)I am certainly not adequately trained to describe or enlarge on human fears , but there are certain features of the fears dispelled by scientific explanations that stand_out quite clearly . |
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