The Clue
Swollen (8 letter answer)
The Answer
ENLARGED
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Notes
The answer ENLARGED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
ENLARGE as a verb:
1. make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
2. (blow up, enlarge, magnify) = make large; "blow up an image"
3. become larger or bigger
4. (elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate) = add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
ENLARGED as an adjective:
1. expanded in scope; "the enlarged authority of the committee"
2. (hypertrophied, enlarged) = (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers"
3. (blown-up, enlarged) = as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
4. larger than normal; "enlarged joints"
5. (exaggerated, magnified, enlarged) = enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"