Definition for EN-LARGE'

EN-LARGE', v.i. [enlàrj.]

  1. 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.
  2. To be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate. I might enlarge on this topic.
  3. To exaggerate. Swift.

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