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Meaning of 'magnify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Magnify [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
2 . Magnify [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held.
- To praise highly; to land; to extol.
- To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.

Meaning of 'magnify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . magnify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make large
Example in sentence:
  • blow up an image
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

Nearby Words:

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