Meaning of Enlargement | Babel Free
ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.məntDefinitions
- Expand (do wider, augment in size, depth, content, quantity, length, etc.).
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An act or instance of making something larger. countable, uncountable
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A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation. countable, figuratively, uncountable
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An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged. countable, uncountable
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Freedom from confinement; liberty. countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
ქართული
გაფართოება
Latina
prōlātiō
Nederlands
vergroting
Русский
увеличение
Svenska
förstoring
Türkçe
büyüme
Examples
“Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.”
“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.”
“Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither.”
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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