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aggrandize |
to increase in size or scope; enlarge; extend. [1/2 definitions] |
area |
extent or scope. [1/4 definitions] |
compass |
a boundary or limit, or the space or scope included within it. [1/9 definitions] |
comprehensive |
wide or all-inclusive in range or scope. [1/3 definitions] |
de-escalate |
to lessen in intensity, size, or scope. |
dimension |
(usu. pl.) overall breadth or range; scope. [1/5 definitions] |
earthbound |
limited in imagination or scope of thought. [1/3 definitions] |
elbowroom |
enough space or scope to move around in freely. |
enterprise |
an undertaking, esp. one characterized by complexity, risk, or wide scope; venture. [1/3 definitions] |
escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. [1/2 definitions] |
escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
L2 |
abbreviation of "large," of greater size, amount, scope, or proportion than the average; not small. |
large |
of greater size, amount, scope, or proportion than the average; not small. [1/2 definitions] |
large-scale |
large in scope or extent. |
latitude |
breadth or scope, as of freedom of action or opinion. [1/3 definitions] |
long1 |
of unusual scope or breadth, as of vision or perspective. [1/10 definitions] |
macro |
something very large in scope, capacity, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
microcomputer |
a small computer built with miniaturized components and used for applications that have a limited scope, such as small business and home computing and word processing. (See minicomputer.) |
nationalize |
to make national in breadth, scope, or character. [1/3 definitions] |
parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. [1/2 definitions] |
purview |
the sphere, extent, or scope of anything, such as authority or understanding. [1/2 definitions] |
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