Magnify

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make greater in size; enlarge.
  • v. To cause to appear greater or seem more important than is in fact the case; exaggerate: You have grossly magnified a trivial situation. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
  • v. To increase the apparent size of, especially by means of a lens.
  • v. To glorify or praise.
  • verb-intransitive. To increase or have the power to increase the size or volume of an image or a sound.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance.
  • v. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held.
  • v. To praise highly; to laud; to extol.
  • v. To exaggerate.
  • verb-intransitive. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects.
  • verb-intransitive. To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make greater; increase the size, amount, or extent of; enlarge; augment.
  • To cause to appear greater; increase the apparent dimensions of; enlarge or augment to the eye: as, a convex lens magnifies the bulk of a body to the eye.
  • To exalt the power, glory, or greatness of; sound the praises of; extol; glorify.
  • To represent as greater than the reality; exaggerate: as, to magnify a person's deeds; to magnify the evils of one's lot.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. increase in size, volume or significance
  • v. make large
  • v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  • Verb Form
    magnified    magnifies    magnifying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    enlarge    increase   
    Variant
    magnified   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    laud    extol    exaggerate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts