reenlarge

verb

reenlarge

verb

Etymology From re- + enlarge.

1

To enlarge again.

  • Marine centric diatoms decrease in size on repeated division and eventually become smaller and smaller on successive divisions unless they reenlarge by a process involving auxospore formation.1974, Murray D. Dailey, Barbara Hill, A Summary of Knowledge of the Southern California Coastal Zone and Offshore Areas, pages 7.6-7.7:
  • Chef David Frankel indicated that: “in the new menu I went down from 250–300 grams of pasta to 120, but people complained and I had to reenlarge some portions."2017, Peter Naccarato, Zachary Nowak, Elgin K. Eckert, Representing Italy Through Food, →ISBN:

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