expanded in scope
enlarged
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for enlarged.
Editorial note
History is full of land-based powers that didn't realize they needed a navy until they enlarged their context.
Quick take
expanded in scope
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of enlarged gathered in one view.
larger than normal
as of a photograph; made larger
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for enlarged.
adjective
expanded in scope
See also: large, unhealthy, exaggerated, expanded, increased
adjective
larger than normal
See also: large, unhealthy, exaggerated, expanded, increased
adjective
as of a photograph; made larger
See also: large, unhealthy, exaggerated, expanded, increased
adjective
enlarged to an abnormal degree
See also: large, unhealthy, exaggerated, expanded, increased
Example sentences
History is full of land-based powers that didn't realize they needed a navy until they enlarged their context.
After it enlarged some, it just became the blue/black dress again even in the smaller form.
A few years ago my prostate enlarged relatively suddenly, to the point of making urination difficult.
Wouldn't mind if it was enlarged to use more of the screen real estate (tiny fonts are hard to read).
I mean spend that much on an enlarged screenshot, let them.
Most mammals, including all simians and apes, only sport enlarged breasts when feeding their young.
With a suitably enlarged definition of (static) type, a lot of tests become type-assertions.
Heck, you enlarged that image just to emphasize the visual artifacts around the characters.
Apropos to nothing, but when you stuff a bunch of Mac Pros in a box, they begin to look like enlarged vacuum tubes/capacitors.
I think it was removed, long after I left, when the school building was enlarged.
Basically it's an enlarged Zoneplate rather than a fresnel lens.
The bumper was enlarged to help protect pedestrians.
Quote examples
It's now clear that a country not useful to the current "enlarged deutschmark" will be just thrown to the wolves, so the clock is ticking for Italy and Spain.
It's probably nothing." Even with a family history and scans showing an enlarged lymph node.
I'm also adding that "web" also now includes expanded perceptions by everyone else beyond "hyperlinks+http" and that enlarged perception is unavoidable.
On a related note, it seems to me that if you can "drive a new approach to social networking and solve key problems holding back the advancement of the semantic web," you ought to be able to create a site whose visual structure doesn't collapse entirely when the text is enlarged a few sizes?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use enlarged in a sentence?
History is full of land-based powers that didn't realize they needed a navy until they enlarged their context.
What does enlarged mean?
expanded in scope
What part of speech is enlarged?
enlarged is commonly used as adjective.