enlarged

Adjective
Synonyms: hypertrophiedblown-upexaggeratedmagnified

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells“hypertrophied myocardial fibers”Synonyms: hypertrophied
  2. as of a photograph; made larger“the enlarged photograph revealed many details”Synonyms: blown-up
  3. larger than normal“enlarged joints”
  4. enlarged to an abnormal degree“thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes”Synonyms: exaggeratedmagnified
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

Enlarged \En*larged"\, a. Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- En*lar"ged*ly, adv. -- En*lar"ged*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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