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Meaning of 'amplify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Amplify [ v. i.]
- To become larger.
- To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on or upon.
2 . Amplify [ v. t.]
- To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.
- To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of.

Meaning of 'amplify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . amplify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- increase the volume of
Example in sentence:
  • amplify sound
Meaning (2):
- increase in size, volume or significance
Example in sentence:
  • Her terror was magnified in her mind
Meaning (3):
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Example in sentence:
  • tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
Meaning (4):
- exaggerate or make bigger
Example in sentence:
  • The charges were inflated

Nearby Words:

ampelite ampere amperemeter amperometer ampersand amphi- amphiarthrodial amphiarthrosis amphiaster amphibia

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