agrandir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- augment verb To make something larger or stronger by adding to it.
- enlarge verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
- expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.
- magnify verb To make something look bigger, usually with a lens, microscope, or similar device.
- scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
Senses
agrandir is used for these senses in English:
- augment (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
- blow up (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to gather; to form.
- enlarge (transitive) To make (something) larger.
- expand (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
- magnify (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]
- scale (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
enlarge — full definition
- verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
- verb To speak or write about a subject at greater length.