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   amplify

   /ˈamplɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier: "the accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement" Similar loudenmake louderturn upincreasebooststep upraisemagnifyintensifyescalateswellheightenadd toaugmentsupplementOpposite reducequieten
   • ▪ increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation): "the manufacturers have developed a system of amplifying the radio signal"
   • ▪ make (something) more marked or intense: "urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization"
   • 2. enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement): "the notes amplify information contained in the statement" Similar expandenlarge onelaborate onadd todevelopflesh outadd flesh toadd detail togo into detail aboutembroidersupplementaugmentreinforceOpposite condense
   • 3. make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence): "genomic DNA was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › amplifyAmplify Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AMPLIFY is to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis. How to use amplify in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Amplify.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMPLIFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   AMPLIFY definition: 1. to make something louder: 2. to increase the size or effect of something: 3. to make something…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAMPLIFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. verb. If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment. This landscape seemed to trap and amplify sounds. [VERB noun] The music was amplified with microphones. [be VERB -ed + with] 'This is the police,' came the amplified voice from the helicopter. [VERB-ed]

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › amplifyAmplify - definition of amplify by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To make larger or more powerful; increase. 2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete. 3. To exaggerate. 4. To produce amplification of: amplify an electrical signal. v.intr. To write or discourse at length; expatiate: Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishamplify verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of amplify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › amplifyAmplify - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   The verb amplify means to crank up the volume. Speakers amplify, or raise, the volume of the noise coming through a microphone so that everyone at the rock show can hear.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › amplify_vamplify, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb amplify. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › amplifyAMPLIFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Amplify definition: to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.. See examples of AMPLIFY used in a sentence.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordAMPLIFY - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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    Definitions of 'amplify'. 1. If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment. [...] 2. To amplify something means to increase its strength or intensity. [...]

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAMPLIFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    AMPLIFY meaning: 1. to make something louder: 2. to increase the size or effect of something: 3. to make something…. Learn more.