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   magnify

   /ˈmaɡnɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope: "the retinal image will be magnified" Similar enlargeboostenhancemaximizeincreaseaugmentextendexpandamplifyintensifyheightendeepenbroadenwidendilateinformal:blow upOpposite reduce
   • ▪ increase or exaggerate the importance or effect of: "you had problems before you went to Vietnam, and 'Nam magnified them" Similar enlargeboostenhancemaximizeincreaseaugmentextendexpandamplifyintensifyheightendeepenbroadenwidendilateinformal:blow upOpposite reduce
   • 2. praise highly; glorify: archaic "praise the Lord and magnify Him" Similar praiseblessworshipvenerateadoreextol

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘show honour to (God’) and ‘make greater’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great’. magnify (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. magnifiable adjective
   • 2. magnifier noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • G

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   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • F

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   • Y

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