Synonyms for
Enlarge
Definition
to make something bigger in size
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- enlarge the scope
- enlarge the image
- enlarge the picture
- enlarge the print
- enlarge the opening
- enlarge the house
- enlarge the heart
Word family
Usage note
Enlarge is a general term for making something bigger. Formal synonyms like 'augment' or 'magnify' often imply increasing in intensity or scope, not just physical size.
Example sentences
- I need to enlarge the dress for it to fit me.
- The teacher used a projector to enlarge the text on the screen.
- The company plans to enlarge its operations in Asia.
- The artist decided to enlarge the painting to include more details.
- We decided to enlarge the backyard by taking out the fence.
Quotes
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. - Martin Luther King Jr.
The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. - William S. Burroughs
The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things. - Jean Piaget