English → Latin
“enlargement” in Latin
amplificātiōwidening; amplificationaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenincrēmentumgrowth, development, increase, augmentation; incrementaccessiōapproach; onset; increase, additionmissiōsending, mission; dismissal; dischargeprōpāgātiōpropagation; reproduction; extension, enlargement, prolongation
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enlargement
amplificatio: auctus: incrementum: accessio. The enlargement of an empire, propagatio or prolatio finium. Also, by circumlocution with verbs under ENLARGE.
Release from confinement, missio (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enlargement?
- The usual Latin words for “enlargement” are amplificātiō, augeō, incrēmentum; also accessiō, missiō, prōpāgātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.