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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

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   MAGNIFY definition: 1. to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens: 2. to…. Learn more.

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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…

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   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.

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMAGNIFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MAGNIFY meaning: 1. to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens: 2. to…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMAGNIFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, using a special lens or mirror.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › magnifyMagnify - definition of magnify by The Free Dictionary

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   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.