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1. (v.t.) amplify
to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
2. amplify
to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding.
3. amplify
to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in.
4. amplify
(not in technical use) to increase the loudness of (sound), esp. by mechanical or electronic means.
5. (v.i.) amplify
to discourse at length (usu. fol. by on).
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < MF amplifier < L amplificāre to increase, augment. See ample , -i- , -fy)
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| Definition of 'amplify' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) magnify, amplify
increase in size, volume or significance
"Her terror was magnified in her mind"
2. (verb) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
3. (verb) inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
4. (verb) amplify
increase the volume of
"amplify sound"
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1. (verb) amplify
to make sth sound louder
They amplified the sounds so we could hear.
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| Definition of 'amplify' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) amplify
to render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc
2. (verb) amplify
to enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of
3. (verb) amplify
to become larger
4. (verb) amplify
to speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on or upon
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Sense: to make larger, especially by adding details to.
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 Afrikaans: versterk, ondersteun |
 Arabic: يُوَسِّع، يُطيل |
 Bulgarian: увеличавам |
 Brazilian: amplificar |
 Czech: rozvést |
 German: erweitern |
 Danish: forstærke; øge; forstørre |
 Greek: επεκτείνω, μεγεθύνω |
 Spanish: desarrollar |
 Estonian: avardama |
 Farsi: توسعه دادن؛ بط دادن |
 Finnish: korostaa |
 French: développer |
 Hebrew: לְהַרחִיב |
 Hindi: खासकर आवाज बढा़ना |
 Croatian: povećati |
 Hungarian: nagyít |
 Indonesian: memperbesar |
 Icelandic: auka, styrkja |
 Italian: ampliare; esagerare |
 Japanese: 拡大する |
 Korean: 확대하다 |
 Lithuanian: išplėsti |
 Latvian: paplašināt; palielināt |
 Malay: membesarkan |
 Dutch: uitbreiden |
 Norwegian: forsterke,øke, forstørre; |
 Polish: rozszerzać |
 Persian: توسعه دادن؛ بسط دادن |
 Pashto: وسعت ورکول |
 Portuguese: amplificar |
 Romanian: a dezvolta |
 Russian: увеличивать |
 Slovak: rozviesť |
 Slovenian: razširiti |
 Serbian: povećati |
 Swedish: utvidga,öka |
 Thai: เพิ่มรายละเอียด |
 Turkish: genişletmek |
 Taiwanese: 詳述 |
 Ukrainian: збільшувати |
 Urdu: بڑھانا ، پر زور بنانا |
 Vietnamese: phóng đại |
 Chinese: 详述 |
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