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enlarging 音标拼音: [ɪnl'ɑrdʒɪŋ] vbl. 扩大 扩大 Enlarge \ En* large"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Enlarged}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Enlarging}.] [ OF. enlargier; pref. en- ( L. in) F. large wide. See { Large}.] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster] To enlarge their possessions of land. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] 2. 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. [ 1913 Webster] O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. -- 2 Cor. vi. 11. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To set at large or set free. [ Archaic] [ 1913 Webster] It will enlarge us from all restraints. -- Barrow. [ 1913 Webster] { Enlarging hammer}, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. -- Knight. { To enlarge an order} or { To enlarge a rule} ( Law), to extend the time for complying with it. -- Abbott. { To enlarge one' s self}, to give free vent to speech; to spread out discourse. " They enlarged themselves on this subject." -- Clarendon. { To enlarge the heart}, to make free, liberal, and charitable. Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment; magnify. See { Increase}. [ 1913 Webster]
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