Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EN-LARGE'
EN-LARGE', v.i. [enlàrj.]
- To grow large or larger; to extend; to dilate; to expand. A plant enlarges by growth an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction.
- To be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate. I might enlarge on this topic.
- To exaggerate. Swift.
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