enlarges
Increases in size
Enlarges means makes or becomes larger.
A photo lab enlarges prints.
A swollen lymph node enlarges.
Someone enlarges their vocabulary by reading.
The company enlarged its market share.
Her eyes enlarged with surprise.
The word works for physical size, scope, or influence—anything that grows or is grown.
Increases in volume
- stretchesExtends or lengthens
- extendsIncreases in scope
- widensBecomes or makes broader
- inflatesFills with gas
swells · dilates · distends · bloats · elongates · unfurls · spreads · grows
Increases in width
- diversifiesExpands into different areas
- developsComes into being gradually
- elaboratesAdds detail and complexity
- generalizesForms broad principles
universalizes · liberalizes · encompasses · includes · incorporates · embraces · opens up · furthers
Performs times operations
- escalatesIncreases in intensity
- boostsIncreases or promotes
- heightensIncreases in degree
- intensifiesIncreases in strength
augments · raises · elevates · advances · proliferates · accumulates · compounds · doubles
Moves very quickly
- focusesConcentrates attention on
- magnifiesIncreases perceived size
- telescopesOptical magnifying instruments
- blows upBursts with force
close-ups · details · clarifies · enhances · sharpens · resolves · microscopes · optics
Increases force or durability
- reinforcesStrengthens or supports further
- fortifiesStrengthens against threat
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
- empowersGrants ability or authority
bolsters · amplifies · accentuates · enriches · improves · upgrades · optimizes · refines
expands
Increases in volume
inflates · swells · dilates · distends · bloats · elongates · unfurls · spreads · grows · bulges
broadens
Increases in width
- diversifiesExpands into different areas
- developsComes into being gradually
- elaboratesAdds detail and complexity
generalizes · universalizes · liberalizes · encompasses · includes · incorporates · embraces · opens up · furthers · deepens
multiplies
Performs times operations
intensifies · augments · raises · elevates · advances · proliferates · accumulates · compounds · doubles · triples
zooms
Moves very quickly
- focusesConcentrates attention on
- magnifiesIncreases perceived size
- telescopesOptical magnifying instruments
blows up · close-ups · details · clarifies · enhances · sharpens · resolves · microscopes · optics · lens
strengthens
Increases force or durability
- reinforcesStrengthens or supports further
- fortifiesStrengthens against threat
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
empowers · bolsters · amplifies · accentuates · enriches · improves · upgrades · optimizes · refines · develops
enlargesshrinks
Decreases in size
reduces · contracts · diminishes · decreases · compresses
- 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
enlarge, enlarged, enlargement, enlarging, enlargements, enlargers, enlargeable, enlarger