enlarge
Increase the size
To enlarge is to make or become larger: We enlarged the kitchen, The pupil enlarges in dim light.
The word applies to physical expansion, photographic prints, scope of projects, or abstract concepts: enlarge the scope of the investigation.
To enlarge upon a topic is to expand on it with more detail.
Increase in size
- magnifyIncrease perceived size
- increaseGrowth in amount
- extendMake longer or larger
- widenExpand in breadth
broaden · stretch · inflate · amplify · augment · escalate · swell · grow
Reproduce or spread swiftly
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- thriveFlourish with vigor
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- burgeonGrow or expand quickly
sprout · swell · balloon · boom · snowball · mushroom · multiply · accumulate
expand
Increase in size
widen · broaden · stretch · inflate · amplify · augment · escalate · swell · grow · dilate
proliferate
Reproduce or spread swiftly
burgeon · sprout · swell · balloon · boom · snowball · mushroom · multiply · accumulate · metastasize
evolve
Change gradually over time
enhance · transform · mature · flourish · cultivate · nurture · foster · advance · elaborate · enrich
zoom
Rapid movement or magnification
resolution · pixels · detail · close-up · telephoto · lens · focus · frame · image · sharpness
- exaggerateoverstate, amplify, magnify, embellish, inflate
- size changesexpand, expansion, shrink, shrinking, grow
- magnifyzoom in, magnify, close-up, magnification, blow up
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- expansionexpand, spread, broaden, widen, extend
- Breakout Gamespaddle, ball, bricks, blocks, bounce
- enlarged heart
- enlarged prostateOvergrown urethral-surrounding gland
- enlarged poresExpanded skin openings
- enlarged tonsilsOvergrown throat lymph tissue
- enlarged spleenPathologically oversized splenic organ
- enlarged liverPathologically increased hepatic size
enlarged, enlargement, enlarging, enlarges, enlargements, enlargers, enlargeable, enlarger, unenlarged