What does Magnify mean?
Definitions for Magnify
ˈmæg nəˌfaɪmag·ni·fy
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Princeton's WordNet
magnify, amplifyverb
increase in size, volume or significance
"Her terror was magnified in her mind"
overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplifyverb
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
blow up, enlarge, magnifyverb
make large
"blow up an image"
Wiktionary
magnifyverb
To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially god).
magnifyverb
To make (something) larger or more important.
magnifyverb
To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.
magnifyverb
To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
Etymology: From magnifier or its source, magnificare, from magnificus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To MAGNIFYverb
Etymology: magnifico, Latin.
The ambassador, making his oration, did so magnify the king and queen, as was enough to glut the hearers. Francis Bacon.
Greater now in thy return,
Than from the giant-angels: thee that day
Thy thunders magnify’d, but to create
Is greater than created to destroy. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii.He shall exalt and magnify himself above every god. Dan.
If ye will magnify yourselves against me, know now that God hath overthrown me. Job xix. 5.
He shall magnify himself in his heart. Dan. viii. 25.
How these red globules would appear, if glasses could be found that could magnify them a thousand times more, is uncertain. John Locke.
By true reflection I would see my face?
Why brings the fool a magnifying glass? George Granville.The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s eyes, when they look upon his own person. Alexander Pope.
As things seem large which we through mists descry,
Dulness is ever apt to magnify. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism.My governess assured my father I had wanted for nothing; that I was almost eaten up with the green-sickness: but this magnified but little with my father. Spectator, №. 432.
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magnify
To magnify means to enlarge or increase something in size, volume, quantity, or scope, often through the use of an instrument such as a magnifying glass. It can also mean to make something appear more important or larger than it actually is. In a figurative sense, it can mean to exaggerate or intensify.
Webster Dictionary
Magnifyverb
to make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters
Magnifyverb
to increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held
Magnifyverb
to praise highly; to land; to extol
Magnifyverb
to exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty
Magnifyverb
to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little
Magnifyverb
to have effect; to be of importance or significance
Etymology: [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See Magnific.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Magnify
mag′ni-fī, v.t. to make great or greater: to enlarge: to cause to appear greater: to exaggerate: to praise highly:—pa.p. mag′nified.—adjs. Mag′nifiable, that may be magnified; Magnif′ic, -al, great: splendid: noble.—adv. Magnif′ically, in a magnificent manner.—ns. Magnificā′tion, act of magnifying: increase of visual power in penetration as well as enlargement; Mag′nifier, one who, or that which, magnifies or enlarges: one who extols.—Magnify one's self, show great pride—against, oppose with pride; Magnifying glass, in optics, a convex lens, objects seen through it having their apparent dimensions increased. [Fr.,—L. magnificāre—magnus, great, facĕre, to make.]
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The numerical value of Magnify in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Magnify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Magnify in a Sentence
How can one better magnify the Almighty than by sniggering with him at his little jokes, particularly the poorer ones.
A hole in your eardrum decreases its ability to take a sound and magnify it.
I think I'll probably vote for Bernie. Him as a human being, when I was hanging out with him, I believe in him, I like him, I like him a lot, what Bernie stands for is a guy -- look, you could dig up dirt on every single human being that's ever existed if you catch them in their worst moment and you magnify those moments and you cut out everything else and you only display those worst moments. That said, you can't find very many with Bernie. He's been insanely consistent his entire life. He's basically been saying the same thing, been for the same thing his whole life. And that in and of itself is a very powerful structure to operate from.
Gillam Deputy Mayor John McDonald:
And in the bush, magnify that by 10-20 times. Forget it.
The 25-30 second exposures reveal more stars and planets up above, they also magnify the lights on the ground, so even cities 100 miles away were blasting out our photos with floods of light.
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