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How to use magnify in a sentence. extol, laud; to cause to be held in greater esteem or respect; to increase in significance : intensify… See the full definition
Magnify definition: to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.. See examples of MAGNIFY used in a sentence.
verb Word forms: -fies, -fying, -fied. 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.
Oct 5, 2024 · magnify (third-person singular simple present magnifies, present participle magnifying, simple past and past participle magnified) (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God). [from 14th c.] Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England.
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magnify /ˈmægnəˌfaɪ/ verb
magnifies; magnified; magnifying
magnify
/ˈmægnəˌfaɪ/
verb
/ˈmægnəˌfajɚ/ noun, plural magnifiers [count]
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The earliest known use of the verb magnify is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for magnify is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version). magnify is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin.
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A public address system magnifies all the little noises and coughs. 2 to make something seem more important than it really is SYN exaggerate The report tends to magnify the risks involved. 3 formal to make something much worse or more serious The results of economic mismanagement were magnified by a series of natural disasters. → See Verb ...
