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am·pli·fy  (mpl-f)

v. am·pli·fied, am·pli·fy·ing, am·pli·fies

v.tr.

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.

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[Middle English amplifien, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificre : amplus, large + -ficre, -fy.]

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amplify [ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied

1. (tr) to increase in size, extent, effect, etc., as by the addition of extra material; augment; enlarge; expand

2. (Electronics) Electronics to produce amplification of (electrical signals); increase the amplitude of (signals)

3. (tr) US to exaggerate

4. (intr) to expand or enlarge a speech, narrative, etc.

[from Old French amplifier, ultimately from Latin amplificāre to enlarge, from amplus spacious + facere to make]

amplifiable  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	amplify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" magnify enlarge - become larger or bigger
	2.	amplify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, magnify, overdraw misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show off aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to
	3.	amplify - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" inflate, expand, blow up increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" puff up - make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
	4.	amplify - increase the volume of; "amplify sound" compound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

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amplify

verb

1. expand, raise, extend, boost, stretch, strengthen, increase, widen, intensify, heighten, deepen, enlarge, lengthen, magnify, augment, dilate The music was amplified with microphones.
expand reduce, decrease, cut down, curtail, condense, boil down

2. go into detail, develop, explain, expand, supplement, elaborate, augment, flesh out, round out, enlarge on, expatiate Intelligent guesswork must be used to amplify the facts.
go into detail simplify, abbreviate, abridge

Translations

amplify [ˈæmplɪfaɪ] VT

1. [+ sound] → amplificar; (also Rad) → aumentar

2. (fig) [+ statement etc] → desarrollar
he refused to amplify his remarks → se negó a hacer más comentarios

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amplify [ˈæmplɪfaɪ] vt

[+ sound, signal] → amplifier

(= intensify) [+ problem, anxiety, idea] → intensifier

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amplify

vt

(Rad) → verstärken

(= expand) statement, idea → näher or ausführlicher erläutern, genauer ausführen

(inf: = exaggerate) → übertreiben

vi would you care to amplify a little? → würden Sie das bitte näher or ausführlicher erläutern?, würden Sie bitte auf diesen Punkt näher eingehen?; to amplify on something → etw näher erläutern or ausführen

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amplify [ˈæmplɪfaɪ] vt (sound) → amplificare; (statement) → ampliare

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amplify

v amplify [ˈӕmplifai]

1 to make larger, especially by adding details to. versterk, ondersteun يُوَسِّع، يُطيل увеличавам rozvést forstærke; øge; forstørre erweitern επεκτείνω, μεγεθύνω desarrollar avardama توسعه دادن؛ بسط دادن korostaa développer לְהַרחִיב खासकर आवाज बढा़ना povećati nagyít memperbesar auka, styrkja ampliare; esagerare 拡大する 확대하다 išplėsti paplašināt; palielināt membesarkan uitbreiden forsterke, øke, forstørre; gå i detaljer rozszerzać amplificar a dezvolta увеличивать rozviesť razširiti povećati utvidga, öka เพิ่มรายละเอียด genişletmek 詳述 збільшувати بڑھانا ، پر زور بنانا phóng đại 详述

2 to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier. versterk, verhard يُكَبِّر، يُضَخِّم الصَّوت усилвам zesílit forstærke verstärken ενισχύω amplificar võimendama تقویت کردن؛ بلند کردن صدا vahvistaa amplifier לְהַגבִּיר आवाज बढा़ना pojačati erősít memperbesar magna amplificare 増幅する 증폭하다 (su)stiprinti pastiprināt menguatkan versterken forsterke wzmacniać amplificar a am­plifica усиливать zosilniť ojačiti pojačati förstärka ขยายเสียง sesini yükseltmek 放大 підсилювати آواز بلند کرنا khuyếch đại 放大

n amplifiˈcation [-fi-]

versterking تَوسِيع، تَكْبِير، تَضْخِيم увеличаване rozšíření, zesílení forstærkning die Erweiterung, die Verstärkung ενίσχυση, διεύρυνση amplificación; desarrollo avardus, võimendus تقویت صدا یا نیرو laajennus, vahvistaminen amplification הַגבָּרָה, הַרחָבָה प्रवर्धन pojačanje kibővítés, nagyítás, erősítés pembesaran aukning, mögnun amplificazione 拡大, 拡充 확대, 부연 sustiprinimas paplašināšana; pastiprināšana pembesaran versterking forsterking wzmocnienie amplificação amplificator увеличение rozšírenie ojačanje pojačavanje utvidgning, förstärkning การเพิ่มรายละเอียด; การขยายเสียง büyütme, yükseltme 放大 збільшення; підсилення کثرت ، وفور sự phóng đại 放大

n amplifier

a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment. versterker مُكَبِّـر / مُضَخِّم الصَّوت усилвател zesilovač forstærker der Verstärker ενισχυτής amplificador võimendi آمپلی فایر vahvistin amplificateur מַגבֵּר ध्वनि विस्तारक pojačalo erősítő alat memperbesar suara magnari amplificatore アンプ 증폭기 stiprintuvas pastiprinātājs pembesar versterker forsterker wzmaczniacz amplificador amplificator усилитель zosilňovač ojačevalec pojačavač förstärkare เครื่องขยายเสียง amplifikatör 放大器 підсилювач بڑھانے والا bộ khuyếch đại 放大器