Word

enlarge, v.
(enlarged, enlarges, enlarging)
freq. cnt. 12

make larger
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

enlarge

sample sentences

"She enlarged the flower beds"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s their earnings this year

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

enlargement

semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

hyponym

expand ream deepen

become larger or bigger
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

enlarge

verb frames

Something ----s
Their earnings %s this year

semantic pointers

hypernym

grow

hyponym

magnify, amplify

make large
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blow up enlarge magnify

sample sentences

"blow up an image"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

enlargement enlarger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blowup

antonym

reduce

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

magnification magnifier magnitude magnification

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

photography, picture taking

hypernym

increase

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate

sample sentences

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
They %s that there was a traffic accident