enlarge on a point

enlarge on a point
explain a point in greater detail

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  • enlarge upon a point — explain a point in greater detail …   English contemporary dictionary

  • enlarge — verb (enlarged; enlarging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enlarger, enlargir, from en + large broad, large Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make larger ; extend < enlarged the family fortune with new investments > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • enlarge — enlargeable, adj. enlargedly /en lahr jid lee, lahrjd /, adv. enlargedness, n. enlargingly, adv. /en lahrj /, v., enlarged, enlarging. v.t. 1. to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: They enlarged the house by adding an… …   Universalium

  • enlarge — en•large [[t]ɛnˈlɑrdʒ[/t]] v. larged, larg•ing 1) to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: to enlarge a house[/ex] 2) to increase the capacity or scope of; expand 3) pht to make (a photographic print) larger than the… …   From formal English to slang

  • enlarge — verb a) To make larger. I shall enlarge upon the Point. b) To speak at length upon or on (some subject) Like a Lionesse lately enlarged. See Also: magnify, supersize …   Wiktionary

  • Point spread function — The point spread function (PSF) describes the response of an imaging system to a point source or point object. A related but more general term for the PSF is a system s impulse response. The PSF in many contexts can be thought of as the extended… …   Wikipedia

  • enlarge — 01. The city is considering draining a small lake in order to [enlarge] the city dump. 02. We re hoping to build an extension to the house in order to [enlarge] our kitchen and living room areas. 03. The doctor noted that the glands in his neck… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • enlarge on/upon — speak or write about (something) in greater detail I would like to enlarge on this theme * * * enlarge on/upon [phrasal verb] enlarge on/upon (something) formal : to give more information about (something) Would you kindly enlarge [=elaborate …   Useful english dictionary

  • cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… …   Universalium

  • Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

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