Enlarge upon
Stretch and enlarge upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stretch" instead a verb "Enlarge upon".
Stretch
Stretch verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Usage example: it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version
Enlarge upon and stretch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Enlarge upon" instead a verb "Stretch".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- embellish and enlarge upon
- embellish and stretch
- develop and enlarge upon
- develop and stretch
- pad and enlarge upon
- pad and stretch
- exaggerate and enlarge upon
- exaggerate and stretch
- expand and enlarge upon
- expand and stretch
- enlarge and enlarge upon
- enlarge and stretch
- dilate and enlarge upon
- dilate and stretch
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