1. (

• enlarge ,

) make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds" ;

2. (

• blow_up ,
• enlarge ,
• magnify ,

) make large; "blow up an image" ;

3. (

• enlarge

) become larger or bigger ;

4. (

• elaborate ,
• lucubrate ,
• expatiate ,
• exposit ,
• enlarge ,
• flesh_out ,
• expand ,
• expound ,
• dilate ,

) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" ;

1. (

• hypertrophied ,
• enlarged ,

) (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers" ;

2. (

• blown-up ,
• enlarged

) as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" ;

3. (

• enlarged

) larger than normal; "enlarged joints" ;

4. (

• exaggerated ,
• magnified ,
• enlarged ,

) enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" ;