The difference between Enlarge and Shrink
When used as verbs, enlarge means to make larger, whereas shrink means to cause to become smaller.
Shrink is also noun with the meaning: shrinkage.
check bellow for the other definitions of Enlarge and Shrink
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Enlarge as a verb (transitive):
To make larger.
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Enlarge as a verb (intransitive):
To grow larger.
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Enlarge as a verb (transitive):
To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
Examples:
"Knowledge enlarges the mind."
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Enlarge as a verb (intransitive):
To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject)
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Enlarge as a verb (archaic):
To release; to set at large.
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Enlarge as a verb (nautical):
To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
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Enlarge as a verb (legal):
To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).
Examples:
"rfquotek Abbott"
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Shrink as a verb (transitive):
To cause to become smaller.
Examples:
"The dryer shrank my sweater."
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Shrink as a verb (intransitive):
To become smaller; to contract.
Examples:
"This garment will shrink when wet."
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Shrink as a verb (intransitive):
To cower or flinch.
Examples:
"Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip."
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Shrink as a verb (transitive):
To draw back; to withdraw.
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Shrink as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):
To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
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Shrink as a verb (intransitive):
To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
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Shrink as a noun:
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
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Shrink as a noun (slang, sometimes, pejorative):
A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
Examples:
"You need to see a shrink."
"My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me."
"synonyms: head-shrinker"
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Shrink as a noun (uncountable, business):
Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.