Enlargen

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make something greater in size, extent, or volume
2. To increase the dimensions or scope of something
3. To cause something to become larger or more expansive

Etymology: "Enlargen" is a verb built by adding the suffix "-en" to "enlarge," and it passed into English through Middle English. Its base, "enlarge," entered English from Old French "enlargir," meaning to make wider or freer, and the Latin roots behind it are "in-" and "largus," meaning generous or abundant. The Middle English form "enlargen" kept the verb ending that many English verbs of that period took, so the two words run side by side, with "enlarge" the more common modern form.

Synonyms: enlarge, expand, widen, extend

Antonyms: shrink, reduce, diminish