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   Emil Hermann Fischer
         n 1: German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the
               purines (1852-1919) [syn: {Fischer}, {Emil Hermann
               Fischer}]

English Dictionary: enlarge by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Emile Herzog
n
  1. French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967)
    Synonym(s): Maurois, Andre Maurois, Emile Herzog
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Emilia-Romagna
n
  1. a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlarge
v
  1. make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
  2. make large; "blow up an image"
    Synonym(s): blow up, enlarge, magnify
    Antonym(s): reduce, scale down
  3. become larger or bigger
  4. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
    Synonym(s): elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
    Antonym(s): abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlarged
adj
  1. (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers"
    Synonym(s): hypertrophied, enlarged
    Antonym(s): atrophied, diminished, wasted
  2. as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
    Synonym(s): blown-up, enlarged
  3. larger than normal; "enlarged joints"
  4. enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
    Synonym(s): exaggerated, magnified, enlarged
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlarged heart
n
  1. an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes"
    Synonym(s): cardiomegaly, megalocardia, megacardia, enlarged heart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlargement
n
  1. the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
    Synonym(s): expansion, enlargement
    Antonym(s): contraction
  2. the state of being enlarged
  3. a discussion that provides additional information
    Synonym(s): expansion, enlargement, elaboration
  4. a photographic print that has been enlarged
    Synonym(s): enlargement, blowup, magnification
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlarger
n
  1. photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlard \En*lard"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + lard: cf. OF. enlarder to
      put on the spit, Pr. & Sp. enlardar to rub with grease,
      baste.]
      To cover or dress with lard or grease; to fatten. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarge \En*large"\, v. i.
      1. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to
            expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges
            by good management; a volume of air enlarges by
            rarefaction.
  
      2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or
            writing; to expatiate; to dilate.
  
                     To enlarge upon this theme.               --M. Arnold.
  
      3. (Naut.) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's
            course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlarged}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Enlarging}.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F.
      large wide. See {Large}.]
      1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to
            extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by
            nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
  
                     To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke.
  
      2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope
            or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy,
            affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.
  
                     O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2
                                                                              Cor. vi. 11.
  
      3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
  
                     It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.
  
      {Enlarging hammer}, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of
            large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight.
  
      {To enlarge an} {order [or] rule} (Law), to extend the time
            for complying with it. --Abbott.
  
      {To enlarge one's self}, to give free vent to speech; to
            spread out discourse. [bd]They enlarged themselves on this
            subject.[b8] --Clarendon.
  
      {To enlarge the heart}, to make free, liberal, and
            charitable.
  
      Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;
               magnify. See {Increase}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlarged}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Enlarging}.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F.
      large wide. See {Large}.]
      1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to
            extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by
            nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
  
                     To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke.
  
      2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope
            or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy,
            affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.
  
                     O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2
                                                                              Cor. vi. 11.
  
      3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
  
                     It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.
  
      {Enlarging hammer}, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of
            large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight.
  
      {To enlarge an} {order [or] rule} (Law), to extend the time
            for complying with it. --Abbott.
  
      {To enlarge one's self}, to give free vent to speech; to
            spread out discourse. [bd]They enlarged themselves on this
            subject.[b8] --Clarendon.
  
      {To enlarge the heart}, to make free, liberal, and
            charitable.
  
      Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;
               magnify. See {Increase}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarged \En*larged"\, a.
      Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- {En*lar"ged*ly},
      adv. -- {En*lar"ged*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarged \En*larged"\, a.
      Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- {En*lar"ged*ly},
      adv. -- {En*lar"ged*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarged \En*larged"\, a.
      Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- {En*lar"ged*ly},
      adv. -- {En*lar"ged*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlargement \En*large"ment\, n.
      1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent;
            the state of being increased; augmentation; further
            extension; expansion.
  
      2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind;
            ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an
            enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.
  
      3. A setting at large, or being set at large; release from
            confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty.
  
                     Give enlargement to the swain.            --Shak.
  
      4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide
            range of discourse or argument.
  
                     An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that
                     were got into the army.                     --Clarendon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarger \En*lar"ger\, n.
      One that enlarges.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlarged}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Enlarging}.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F.
      large wide. See {Large}.]
      1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to
            extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by
            nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
  
                     To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke.
  
      2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope
            or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy,
            affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.
  
                     O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2
                                                                              Cor. vi. 11.
  
      3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
  
                     It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.
  
      {Enlarging hammer}, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of
            large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight.
  
      {To enlarge an} {order [or] rule} (Law), to extend the time
            for complying with it. --Abbott.
  
      {To enlarge one's self}, to give free vent to speech; to
            spread out discourse. [bd]They enlarged themselves on this
            subject.[b8] --Clarendon.
  
      {To enlarge the heart}, to make free, liberal, and
            charitable.
  
      Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;
               magnify. See {Increase}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlarged}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Enlarging}.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F.
      large wide. See {Large}.]
      1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to
            extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by
            nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
  
                     To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke.
  
      2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope
            or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy,
            affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.
  
                     O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2
                                                                              Cor. vi. 11.
  
      3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
  
                     It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.
  
      {Enlarging hammer}, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of
            large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight.
  
      {To enlarge an} {order [or] rule} (Law), to extend the time
            for complying with it. --Abbott.
  
      {To enlarge one's self}, to give free vent to speech; to
            spread out discourse. [bd]They enlarged themselves on this
            subject.[b8] --Clarendon.
  
      {To enlarge the heart}, to make free, liberal, and
            charitable.
  
      Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;
               magnify. See {Increase}.
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