Meaning : Make larger.
Example :
She enlarged the flower beds.
Meaning : Make large.
Example :
Blow up an image.
Meaning : Become larger or bigger.
Meaning : Add details, as to an account or idea. Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
Example :
She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation.
Synonyms : dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
The manuscript must be shortened.