 magnify |
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| 1. | [ verb ] increase in size, volume or significance | |
| Synonyms: | amplify | |
| Examples: | : "Her terror was magnified in her mind." |
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| Related terms: | enlarge amplifier magnification exaggeration enlargement | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | |
| Synonyms: | exaggerate hyperbolize overdraw amplify hyerbolise overstate | |
| Examples: | tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery" |
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| Related terms: | understate misinform boast overemphasize embroider exaggeration exaggeration | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make large | |
| Synonyms: | enlarge blow_up | |
| Examples: | "blow up an image" |
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| Related terms: | reduce increase photography magnifier enlargement | |
| Similar spelling: |
magnifier magnified magnificio Magnificat |
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