as in to expand
to express more fully and in greater detail
in your complaint, don't just say that your neighbor has been harassing you; enlarge on what you mean by that
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarge (on or upon)
Verb
-
Refrigerate the mixture for a few hours or overnight to allow the seeds to gel and expand.—
Jillian Kubala, RD,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025 -
But the brothers were working to expand the movement.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
As per Healthline, patches or ulcers may indicate abnormal cell growth, which can develop into malignant tumors.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
-
The company is working to develop both a small- and medium-lift rocket.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
These troops will supplement National Guard forces currently deployed at the border to support the Department of Homeland Security.—
Elizabeth Goitein,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
-
The team then supplemented that information by analyzing their droppings to better understand how their hormone levels changed over time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Jan. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thesaurus Entries Near enlarge (on or upon)
Cite this Entry
“Enlarge (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlarge%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share