enlarge
/ˌenˈlɑːdʒ/en-LAHRJ
/ˌɛnˈlɑɹdʒ/en-LAHRJ
Meaningto make large
Common meaning: to make bigger
- enin, into
- largeabundant, generousLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1037 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘abundant, generous’ → enlarge
Journey through time
- Latinlargus‘abundant’source
- Englishenlarge‘to make bigger’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin largus ‘abundant, generous’.
Roots
- largus, -a, -um Latin “abundant, generous”
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