Meaning & use
Enlarging
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Making or becoming bigger in size, scope, or amount.
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The lab is enlarging the photograph to study the fingerprint details.
The company is enlarging its warehouse to keep up with online orders.
A note on using this word
In photography, "enlarging" specifically refers to projecting a negative onto photographic paper at a larger size.
Words with a similar meaning
expandingmagnifying
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Words with an opposite meaning
shrinkingreducing
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