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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells;
- Example: "hypertrophied myocardial fibers"
[syn: hypertrophied, enlarged]

2. as of a photograph; made larger;
- Example: "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
[syn: blown-up, enlarged]

3. larger than normal;
- Example: "enlarged joints"

4. enlarged to an abnormal degree;
- Example: "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
[syn: exaggerated, magnified, enlarged]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlarged; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlarging.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F. large wide. See Large.] 1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house. [1913 Webster] To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind. [1913 Webster] O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2 Cor. vi. 11. [1913 Webster] 3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] Enlarging hammer, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight. To enlarge an order or To enlarge a rule (Law), to extend the time for complying with it. --Abbott. To enlarge one's self, to give free vent to speech; to spread out discourse. "They enlarged themselves on this subject." --Clarendon. To enlarge the heart, to make free, liberal, and charitable. Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment; magnify. See Increase. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enlarged \En*larged"\, a. Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- En*lar"ged*ly, adv. -- En*lar"ged*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enlarged adj 1: (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers" [syn: hypertrophied, enlarged] [ant: atrophied, diminished, wasted] 2: as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" [syn: blown-up, enlarged] 3: larger than normal; "enlarged joints" 4: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" [syn: exaggerated, magnified, enlarged]