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Examples

• All

• What I mean, can you enlarge on this phenomenon?

• Do you care to enlarge the entry?

  Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

• So let me kind of enlarge your question a little bit then, then answer it.

• And it's up to us to enlarge on that.

  Adam Sandler: Funny Guy (2020)

• Do you want me to enlarge this for you?

  Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

• The historical and cultural contexts of a musical work provide insights that enlarge understanding.

  Academic text (1996)

• Again, that enlarges our understanding of what's possible.

• The key to maximizing the positive effects of technology in PE is to enlarge the physical educator's knowledge base.

  Academic text (2013)

• So Randolph there says he's proposing to correct and enlarge the Articles.

• The further expansion of disciplinary knowledge will tempt some educators to enlarge the core curriculum.

  Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

A

to add to

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822 1.8

Make something larger in number, amount or degree

specifically adds explanatory detail rather than general increase or intensity

E

to expand

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225 3.5

To add more details to explain something better

emphasizes enlarging the explanation, not merely restating facts

E

to elaborate

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79 4.2

To give more details or explain something more fully

goes deeper to explain points in greater depth

I

to illuminate

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51 4.8

To make something clear or easier to understand

adds more detail or background rather than only making it clear

E

to expound

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• Formal

20 7.3

Explain something in detail so people understand it

favours structured extended explanation over short additions

F

to flesh out

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15 4.0

To add more details to an idea, plan, or argument

deepens explanation rather than only repeating it

E

to explicate

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• Formal

3 7.4

To explain something clearly in detail

focuses on clarifying meaning rather than simply adding material

D

to dilate

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• Formal

2 7.5

To talk or write for a long time about a subject

stays focused on adding depth not only on length of talk

E

to expatiate

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• Formal

1 9.9

To talk or write for a long time about a subject

is about adding useful detail rather than long, wide discussion

E

to exposit

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• Formal

8.6

To explain an idea or meaning in detail

leans toward adding clarifying detail rather than academic presentation

R

to re-explain

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3.4

Say something again in a clearer way

adds new detail and depth rather than simply repeating explanations

L

to lucubrate

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• Archaic

9.9

To write long, detailed pieces about difficult ideas

focuses on clarifying an idea rather than scholarly display or style

Antonyms

S

to simplify

99 2.5

Make something easier to understand or use

A

to abridge

6.7

Make a book, play, or speech shorter by removing parts while keeping the main idea

How Detailed

to elaborate

79 4.2

to enlarge

12 3.7

to explain

∞ 1.0

to describe

∞ 1.0

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology