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mag·ni·fy
(măg′nə-fī′)v. mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing, mag·ni·fies
v.tr.
1.
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.
mag′ni•fi`a•ble, adj.
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magnify
Past participle: magnified
Gerund: magnifying
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| Verb | 1. |  magnify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"enlarge - become larger or bigger |
| 2. |  magnify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to | |
| 3. |  magnify - make large; "blow up an image" 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" |
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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
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
exaggerate understate, deflate, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate
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magnify
verb1. 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:
Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth.
3. To pay tribute or homage to:
Idiom: sing someone's praises.
5. To raise to a high position or status:
Idiom: put on a pedestal.
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Translations
يُكَبِّر الصّورَه
zvětšovat
forstørre
stækka upp
zväčšovať
povečati
büyütmek
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magnify
(ˈmӕgnifai) verb to cause to appear greater. A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.
ˌmagnifiˈcation (-fi-) noun1. 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.
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magnify
v. amplificar, agrandar, ampliar, aumentar.
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