\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. ``They enlarged themselves on this
   subject.'' --Clarendon.
{To enlarge the heart}, to make free, liberal, and
   charitable.
Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;
     magnify. See {Increase}.

\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.