Enlarge

·vt To set at large or set free.

II. Enlarge ·vi To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft;

— said of the wind.

III. Enlarge ·vi To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to Expatiate; to Dilate.

IV. Enlarge ·vt To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to Magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.

V. Enlarge ·vt To increase the capacity of; to Expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.

VI. Enlarge ·vi To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to Expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction.