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mag·ni·fy

(măg′nə-fī′)

v. mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing, mag·ni·fies

v.tr.

a. To increase the apparent size of (an object), especially by means of a lens, instrument, or device.

b. To increase the volume of (sound): "Canyons magnified the thunder" (John Vernon).

2. To make more intense or extreme: High winds magnified the danger.

3. To cause to appear greater, more important, or more extreme than is in fact the case: Her mistakes were magnified in the tabloid press. See Synonyms at exaggerate.

4. Archaic To glorify or praise.

v.intr.

To increase or have the power to increase the size or volume of an image or a sound.

[Middle English magnifien, to extol, from Old French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus, magnificent; see magnific.]

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magnify

(ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

1. (General Physics) to increase, cause to increase, or be increased in apparent size, as through the action of a lens, microscope, etc

2. to exaggerate or become exaggerated in importance: don't magnify your troubles.

3. (tr) rare to increase in actual size

4. (tr) archaic to glorify

[C14: via Old French from Latin magnificāre to praise; see magnific]

ˈmagniˌfiable adj

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mag•ni•fy

(ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.

1. to increase the apparent size of.

2. to make greater in actual size; enlarge.

3. to exaggerate; overstate: to magnify one's difficulties.

4. to intensify; heighten.

5. to praise: to magnify the Lord.

v.i.

6. to increase or be able to increase the apparent or actual size of an object.

[1350–1400; < Latin magnificāre. See magnific, -fy]

mag′ni•fi`a•ble, adj.

magnify

Past participle: magnified
Gerund: magnifying

Imperative
magnify
magnify

Present
I magnify
you magnify
he/she/it magnifies
we magnify
you magnify
they magnify

Preterite
I magnified
you magnified
he/she/it magnified
we magnified
you magnified
they magnified

Present Continuous
I am magnifying
you are magnifying
he/she/it is magnifying
we are magnifying
you are magnifying
they are magnifying

Present Perfect
I have magnified
you have magnified
he/she/it has magnified
we have magnified
you have magnified
they have magnified

Past Continuous
I was magnifying
you were magnifying
he/she/it was magnifying
we were magnifying
you were magnifying
they were magnifying

Past Perfect
I had magnified
you had magnified
he/she/it had magnified
we had magnified
you had magnified
they had magnified

Future
I will magnify
you will magnify
he/she/it will magnify
we will magnify
you will magnify
they will magnify

Future Perfect
I will have magnified
you will have magnified
he/she/it will have magnified
we will have magnified
you will have magnified
they will have magnified

Future Continuous
I will be magnifying
you will be magnifying
he/she/it will be magnifying
we will be magnifying
you will be magnifying
they will be magnifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been magnifying
you have been magnifying
he/she/it has been magnifying
we have been magnifying
you have been magnifying
they have been magnifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been magnifying
you will have been magnifying
he/she/it will have been magnifying
we will have been magnifying
you will have been magnifying
they will have been magnifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been magnifying
you had been magnifying
he/she/it had been magnifying
we had been magnifying
you had been magnifying
they had been magnifying

Conditional
I would magnify
you would magnify
he/she/it would magnify
we would magnify
you would magnify
they would magnify

Past Conditional
I would have magnified
you would have magnified
he/she/it would have magnified
we would have magnified
you would have magnified
they would have magnified

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Verb	1.	magnify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" amplify enlarge - become larger or bigger
	2.	magnify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, overdraw misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show off aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to
	3.	magnify - make large; "blow up an image" blow up, enlarge photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

magnify

verb

1. enlarge, increase, boost, expand, intensify, blow up (informal), heighten, amplify, augment, dilate The telescope magnifies images over 11 times.
enlarge reduce, shrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, minimize

2. make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, heighten, deepen, exacerbate, aggravate, increase, inflame, fan the flames of Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters.

3. exaggerate, overdo, overstate, build up, enhance, blow up, inflate, overestimate, dramatize, overrate, overplay, overemphasize, blow up out of all proportion, aggrandize, make a production (out) of (informal), make a federal case of (U.S. informal) spend their time magnifying ridiculous details
exaggerate understate, deflate, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate

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magnify

verb

1. To make or become greater or larger:

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.

Informal: beef up.

2. To make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:

exaggerate, hyperbolize, inflate, overcharge, overstate.

Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth.

3. To pay tribute or homage to:

acclaim, celebrate, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, hail, honor, laud, panegyrize, praise.

Idiom: sing someone's praises.

4. To honor (a deity) in religious worship:

exalt, extol, glorify, laud, praise.

5. To raise to a high position or status:

aggrandize, apotheosize, dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, glorify, uplift.

Idiom: put on a pedestal.

Translations

يُكَبِّر الصّورَه

zvětšovat

forstørre

vergrößern

agrandir augmenter étendre grossir

stækka upp

ingrandire magnificare ingrandimento

zväčšovať

povečati

büyütmek

扩大放大

magnify

[ˈmægnɪfaɪ]

A. VT

1. (Opt) → aumentar, ampliar
to magnify sth seven times → aumentar algo siete veces

2. (= exaggerate) → exagerar

B. CPD magnifying glass N → lupa f
magnifying power N → aumento m

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magnify

[ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt

[+ image] → grossir

[+ sound] → amplifier

(= exacerbate) [+ problem, disaster] → amplifiermagnifying glass [ˈmægnɪfaɪɪŋglɑːs] n → loupe f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

magnify

(= make bigger) image → vergrößern; to magnify something 7 times → etw 7fach vergrößern

(= exaggerate) → aufbauschen

(obs, liter, = praise) the Lord → lobpreisen (old, liter)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

magnify

[ˈmægnɪˌfaɪ] vt

a. (gen) → ingrandire; (sound) → amplificare

b. (exaggerate) → esagerare

magnify

(ˈmӕgnifai) verb

to cause to appear greater. A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.

ˌmagnifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

1. the act of magnifying (something).

2. the power of magnifying. the magnification of a pair of binoculars.

3. the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified. The magnification is ten times (10 ).

ˈmagnifying-glass noun

a piece of glass with curved surfaces that makes an object looked at through it appear larger. This print is so small that I need a magnifying-glass to read it.

magnify

v. amplificar, agrandar, ampliar, aumentar.

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A wise criticism will no more magnify Shakespeare because he is already great than it will magnify any less man.

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Which he spake, because indeed there was never law, or sect, or opinion, did so much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion doth.

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And yet there is nothing strained, no peering through telescopes to find new worlds or magnify the old; the eyes need only be lifted for a moment, and the great power is not the power of sight, but sympathy.

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THIS green stink bug looks as if it's from another world as tiny dewdrops magnify features on its minute body.

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