Enlarge and Lock up

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Enlarge verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

Usage example: like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about

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Lock up is an antonym for enlarge.

Nearby Words: enlargement, enlarging, enlarger

Lock up verb - To put in or as if in prison.

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Enlarge is an antonym for lock up.

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Lock up and Enlarge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/enlarge/lock_up

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