1. (

• enlarge ,

) make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds" ;

2. (

• blow_up ,
• enlarge ,
• magnify ,

) make large; "blow up an image" ;

3. (

• enlarge

) become larger or bigger ;

4. (

• elaborate ,
• lucubrate ,
• expatiate ,
• exposit ,
• enlarge ,
• flesh_out ,
• expand ,
• expound ,
• dilate ,

) 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" ;