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verb
- 1. make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope: "the retinal image will be magnified" Similar Opposite
- 2. praise highly; glorify: archaic "praise the Lord and magnify Him" Similar
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The meaning of MAGNIFY is extol, laud. How to use magnify in a sentence. extol, laud; to cause to be held in greater esteem or respect; to increase in significance : intensify…
MAGNIFY definition: 1. to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens: 2. to…. Learn more.
verb. to increase, cause to increase, or be increased in apparent size, as through the action of a lens, microscope, etc. to exaggerate or become exaggerated in importance. don't magnify your troubles. rare. tr to increase in actual size. archaic. tr to glorify.
To magnify is to make something bigger, whether in size or in significance. A magnifying glass makes things look bigger and when anything is magnified, it gets larger in some way. If your hunger is magnified, you've gotten hungrier.
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.
to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens: Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes. to make a problem bigger or more important: The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. 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. (transitive) rare. to increase in actual size. 4. (transitive) archaic.
magnify something to make something bigger, louder or stronger. The sound was magnified by the high roof. The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, using a special lens or mirror.
Magnify Definition. To make greater in size, status, degree, etc.; enlarge or strengthen. To increase the volume of (sound). To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses. To make more intense or extreme.
