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Enlarge [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. enlarj. To grow large or larger; to extend; to dilate; to expand. A plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction.

2. To be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate. I might enlarge on this topic.

3. To exaggerate.

Enlarge [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. enlarj. [from large.] To make greater in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits, breadth or side; to expand in bulk. Every man desires to enlarge his possessions; the prince, his dominions. and the landholder, his farm. The body is enlarged by nutrition, and a good man rejoices to enlarge the sphere of his benevolence.

2. God shall enlarge Japhet. Genesis 9:27 .

3. To dilate; to expand; as with joy or love.

4. O ye, Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our

5. heart is enlarged.

6. To expand; to make more comprehensive. Science enlarges the mind.

7. To increase in appearance; to magnify to the eye; as by a glass.

8. To set at liberty; to release from confinement or pressure.

9. To extend in a discourse; to diffuse in eloquence.

10. They enlarged themselves on this subject.

11. In this application, the word is generally intransitive.

12. To augment; to increase; to make large or larger, in a general sense; a word of general application.

13. To enlarge the heart, may signify to open and expand in good will; to make free, liberal and charitable.

Enlarge [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

3. To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.

Enlarge [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

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.

3. To set at large or set free.

Enlarged [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Increased in bulk; extended in dimension; expanded; dilated; augmented; released from confinement or straits.

Enlarged [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Made large or larger; extended; swollen.

Enlarged [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Enlarge

Enlargedly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

With enlargement.

Enlargement [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Increase of size or bulk, real or apparent; extension of dimensions or limits; augmentation; dilatation; expansion. The enlargement of bulk may be by accretion or addition; of dimensions, by spreading, or by additions to length and breadth; of a sum or amount, by addition, collection or accumulation.

2. Expansion or extension, applied to the mind, to knowledge, or to the intellectual powers, by which the mind comprehends a wider range of ideas or thought.

3. Expansion of the heart, by which it becomes more benevolent and charitable.

4. Release from confinement, servitude, distress or straits. Esther 4:14 .

5. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; an expatiating on a particular subject; a wide range of discourse or argument.

Enlargement [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide range of discourse or argument.

Enlarger [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

He or that which enlarges, increases, extends or expands; an amplifier.

Enlarger [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One that enlarges.

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Genesis 9:27

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”

Exodus 34:24

For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 12:20

When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.

Deuteronomy 19:8

And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land He promised them,

Deuteronomy 33:20

And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.

1 Samuel 2:1

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

2 Samuel 22:37

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

1 Chronicles 4:10

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

Esther 4:14

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Job 12:23

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

Psalms 4:1

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.

Psalms 18:36

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

Psalms 25:17

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.

Psalms 119:32

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.

Isaiah 5:14

Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!

Isaiah 9:3

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

Isaiah 26:15

Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.

You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.

Isaiah 54:2

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.

Isaiah 57:8

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.

Isaiah 60:5

Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.