En*large"ment (?), n.
1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real
or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further
extension; expansion.
2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers
of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an
enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.
3. A setting at large, or being set at large;
release from confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty.
Give enlargement to the swain.
Shak.
4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing;
expatiation; a wide range of discourse or argument.
An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions
that were got into the army.
Clarendon.