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enlargement

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/
  • Australian: /ɪnˈlaːd͡ʒ.mənt/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 N L AA1 R JH M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act or instance of making something larger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Freedom from confinement; liberty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expansion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: increase, step-up

Narrower terms: dilation, dilatation, distention, distension, stretching, inflation, magnification, extension

7

noun

Meaning 7

a photographic print that has been enlarged

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blowup, magnification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic

8

noun

Meaning 8

a discussion that provides additional information

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expansion, elaboration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: discussion, treatment, discourse

Narrower terms: expatiation, embellishment, embroidery

9

noun

Meaning 9

the state of being enlarged

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state

Narrower terms: pseudobulb, swelling, puffiness, lump

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English enlarge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enlargement From enlarge + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَوْسِيع (tawsīʕ) — Act of making larger
  • Bulgarian: увеличаване (uveličavane) — Act of making larger
  • Bulgarian: уголемяване (ugolemjavane) — Act of making larger
  • Czech: zvětšení — Act of making larger
  • Czech: zvětšování — Act of making larger
  • Danish: forstørrelse — Act of making larger
  • Danish: udvidelse — Act of making larger
  • Dutch: vergroting — Act of making larger
  • French: élargissement — Act of making larger
  • French: agrandissement — Act of making larger
  • Georgian: გაფართოება (gapartoeba) — Act of making larger
  • German: Vergrößerung — Act of making larger
  • German: Erweiterung — Act of making larger
  • Greek: μεγέθυνση (megéthynsi) — Act of making larger
  • Greek: διεύρυνση (diévrynsi) — Act of making larger
  • Italian: aumento — Act of making larger
  • Italian: ingrossamento — Act of making larger
  • Latin: prōlātiō — Act of making larger
  • Māori: whakarahinga — Act of making larger
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forstørrelse — Act of making larger
  • Polish: powiększenie — Act of making larger
  • Polish: zwiększenie — Act of making larger
  • Portuguese: aumento — Act of making larger
  • Portuguese: ampliação — Act of making larger
  • Russian: увеличе́ние (uveličénije) — Act of making larger
  • Spanish: agrandamiento — Act of making larger
  • Swedish: förstoring — Act of making larger
  • Turkish: büyüme — Act of making larger
  • Czech: zvětšenina — something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram
  • Danish: forstørrelse — something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram
  • Greek: μεγέθυνση (megéthynsi) — something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram
  • Italian: ingrandimento — something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram
  • Māori: whakarahinga — something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forstørrelse — something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram
  • Spanish: ampliación — something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram
Real reading context

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