Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to enlarge
Participle: enlarged
Gerund: enlarging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | enlarge |
| you | enlarge |
| he;she;it | enlarges |
| we | enlarge |
| you | enlarge |
| they | enlarge |
Perfect
| I | have enlarged |
| you | have enlarged |
| he;she;it | has enlarged |
| we | have enlarged |
| you | have enlarged |
| they | have enlarged |
Past
| I | enlarged |
| you | enlarged |
| he;she;it | enlarged |
| we | enlarged |
| you | enlarged |
| they | enlarged |
Pluperfect
| I | had enlarged |
| you | had enlarged |
| he;she;it | had enlarged |
| we | had enlarged |
| you | had enlarged |
| they | had enlarged |
Future
| I | will enlarge |
| you | will enlarge |
| he;she;it | will enlarge |
| we | will enlarge |
| you | will enlarge |
| they | will enlarge |
Future Perfect
| I | will have enlarged |
| you | will have enlarged |
| he;she;it | will have enlarged |
| we | will have enlarged |
| you | will have enlarged |
| they | will have enlarged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | enlarge |
| you | enlarge |
| he;she;it | enlarge |
| we | enlarge |
| you | enlarge |
| they | enlarge |
Perfect
| I | have enlarged |
| you | have enlarged |
| he;she;it | have enlarged |
| we | have enlarged |
| you | have enlarged |
| they | have enlarged |
Imperfect
| I | enlarged |
| you | enlarged |
| he;she;it | enlarged |
| we | enlarged |
| you | enlarged |
| they | enlarged |
Pluperfect
| I | had enlarged |
| you | had enlarged |
| he;she;it | had enlarged |
| we | had enlarged |
| you | had enlarged |
| they | had enlarged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would enlarge |
| you | would enlarge |
| he;she;it | would enlarge |
| we | would enlarge |
| you | would enlarge |
| they | would enlarge |
Perfect
| I | would have enlarged |
| you | would have enlarged |
| he;she;it | would have enlarged |
| we | would have enlarged |
| you | would have enlarged |
| they | would have enlarged |
Imperative
| you | enlarge |
| we | Let's enlarge |
| you | enlarge |
Verbs conjugated like 'enlarge'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'enlarge'
enlargen,
inlarge,
embarge,
encage,
encharge,
engage,
engorge,
enlace,
enlard,
enrage,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make larger
- add, augment, embiggen, enhance, enlargen, increase, increment, largen, raise, strengthen, up
- increase
- grow, pad, aggrandize, piece, bulk, amplify, raise, augment
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier, enlargir. By surface analysis, en- + large.
Sample Sentences
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[...] who strew the Eternal Path with the greatest amount of brimstone, and who most ruthlessly tread down the flowers and leaves that grow by the wayside, will be voted the most righteous; and they who enlarge with the greatest pertinacity on the difficulty of getting into heaven, will be considered by all true believers certain of going there: though it would be hard to say by what process of reasoning [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ What now ? why, those folks have whipped Prue to death ! ” said Miss Ophelia, going on, with great strength of detail, into the story, and enlarging on its most shocking particulars.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)