made or became bigger in size, extent, or intensity
From Old French 'enlargir,' from 'en-' (in) + 'large' (wide), first recorded in English in 14th century
Enlarged literally means 'made wide' - the French root 'large' meant wide rather than big. So when we enlarge something, we're technically making it wider, even though we usually mean bigger overall!
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