ENLARGE
En*large", v. i.
1. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction.
2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate. To enlarge upon this theme. M. Arnold.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; — said of the wind.
ENLARGED
En*larged", a.
Defn: Made large or larger; extended; swollen.
— En*lar"ged*ly, adv.
— En*lar"ged*ness, n.
ENLARGEMENT
En*large"ment, n.
1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.
2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.