enlargement

Study(12)

UK /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/ US /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/

noun 5

Collocations

VERB + ENLARGEMENT

give, key, opposed, preparing, underwent, want, wanted

She underwent breast enlargement surgery after years of considering the procedure.

ENLARGEMENT + NOUN

european, husband's, inbox, surgery, swain

He deleted another spam email offering penis enlargement surgery without even opening it.

PREP.

in, up

The company announced an enlargement in its workforce to meet growing demand.

Definitions

noun

An act or instance of making something larger.

Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.

A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.

Bathsheba underwent the enlargement of her husband's absence from hours to days with a slight feeling of surprise, and a slight feeling of relief; yet neither sensation rose at any time far above the level commonly designated as indifference.

An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

Freedom from confinement; liberty.

Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither.

Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length.

Briefly, a discourse generally consists in some prefatory remarks which pave the way as it were for the enlargement upon which a speaker usually enters when he speaks to any purpose.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quant

expansion

noun — a photographic print that has been enlarged

blowup
magnification

noun — a discussion that provides additional information

Antonyms

contraction

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.

Wiktionary

Bathsheba underwent the enlargement of her husband's absence from hours to days with a slight feeling of surprise, and a slight feeling of relief; yet neither sensation rose at any time far above the

Wiktionary

Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither.

Wiktionary

Penis enlargement supplements, as sold on sites and in magazines, have essentially no effect.

Tatoeba · #509603

I want an enlargement of this photograph.

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Local politicians opposed the enlargement of the European Union.

Tatoeba · #2326866

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, enlargement is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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