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mag·ni·fy  (mgn-f)
v. mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing, mag·ni·fies
v.tr.
1. To make greater in size; enlarge.
2. To cause to appear greater or seem more important than is in fact the case; exaggerate: You have grossly magnified a trivial situation. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
3. To increase the apparent size of, especially by means of a lens.
4. To glorify or praise.
v.intr.
To increase or have the power to increase the size or volume of an image or a sound.

[Middle English magnifien, to extol, from Old French magnifier, from Latin magnificre, from magnificus, magnificent; see magnific.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.magnifiedmagnified - enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
increased - made greater in size or amount or degree


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ROAMING BY the mountainside at sundown, a Wolf saw his own shadow become greatly extended and magnified, and he said to himself, "Why should I, being of such an immense size and extending nearly an acre in length, be afraid of the Lion?
His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
and also the strange experiences of the highly magnified Woggle-Bug, Jack Pumpkin-head, the Animated Saw-Horse and the Gump; the story being
 
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