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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.

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[Middle English magnifien, to extol, from Old French magnifier, from Latin magnificre, from magnificus, magnificent; see magnific.]

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magnify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to make something look bigger than it really is, for instance by using a lens or microscope

2. to make something seem more important than it really is; exaggerate: you are magnifying the problem out of all proportion

3. to make something sound louder than it really is: the stethoscope magnifies internal body sounds

4. Archaic to glorify or praise [Latin magnificare to praise]

magnified adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	magnify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" amplify enlarge - become larger or bigger
	2.	magnify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, 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.	magnify - make large; "blow up an image" blow up, enlarge photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

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magnify

verb 1. enlarge, increase, boost, expand, intensify, blow up (informal) heighten, amplify, augment, dilate << OPPOSITE reduce

verb 2. make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, heighten, deepen, exacerbate, aggravate, increase, inflame, fan the flames of

verb 3. exaggerate, overdo, overstate, build up, enhance, blow up, inflate, overestimate, dramatize, overrate, overplay, overemphasize, blow up out of all proportion, aggrandize, make a production (out) of (informal) make a federal case of U.S. (informal) << OPPOSITE understate

Translations

magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt → aumentar;

(fig) → exagerar

magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt → grossir [+ sound]; amplifier

magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt → vergrößern;

(sound) → verstärken (fig) (exaggerate) → aufbauschen

magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt → ingrandire

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magnify

v magnify [ˈmӕgnifai]

to cause to appear greater A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.vergrootيُكَبِّر الصّورَهувеличавамzvětšovatforstørrevergrößernμεγεθύνω, μεγαλοποιώaugmentar, ampliar, magnificarsuurendamaبزرگ کردنsuurentaa, suurennellagrossir, exagérerלְהַגזִיםआवर्धन करना बढा़ चढा़कर कहनाpovećati(fel)nagyítmembesarkanstækka uppingrandire拡大する확대하다, 과장하다(pa)didintipalielinātmembesarkanvergrotenforstørrepowiększaćampliara mări; a exagera(пре)увеличиватьzväčšovaťpovečatiuvećatiförstoraทำให้เพิ่มมากขึ้นbüyütmek放大,擴大збільшувати; перебільшуватиعکس اندازی کے ذریعے کسی شے کی جسامت کو بڑھاناphóng to; thổi phồng放大,扩大

n ˌmagnifiˈcation [-fi-]

1 the act of magnifying (something). vergrotingتَكْبيرувеличаванеzvětšeníforstørrelsedas Vergrößernμεγέθυνσηmagnificaciónsuurendamineبزرگ سازیsuurentaminengrossissementהַגדָלָהआवर्धनpovećanjenagyításpembesaranstækkuningrandimento拡大확대(pa)didinimaspalielināšanapembesaranhet vergrotenforstørrelsepowiększenieampliaçãomărire(пре)увеличениеzväčšeniepovečanjeuvećanjeförstoringการเพิ่มขนาดbüyü(t)me放大збільшенняتشدکد، تکبیر کا عملhành động phóng to; thổi phồng放大

2 the power of magnifying the magnification of a pair of binoculars.vergrotingتَكْبيرувеличениеzvětšeníforstørrelsedie Vergrößerungsstärkeμεγεθυντική ισχύςampliación, aumentosuurendusvõimeبزرگ نمایی؛ بزرگ سازیsuurennuskykygrossissementהַגדָלָהआवर्धन, विशालन, विशालीकरण, अतिशयोक्तिpovećanjenagyításdaya pembesarstækkunargetaingrandimento倍率배율padidinimaspalielinājumsdaya pembesarvergrotingforstørrelsesiła powiększaniaampliaçãomărire, grosismentусилениеzväčšeniepovečanjeuvećanjeförstoringการขยายให้ใหญ่ขึ้นbüyütme gücü放大率збільшенняجسامت بڑھانے کی صلاحیتsự phóng đại放大率

3 the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified The magnification is ten times (10 ).vergrotingمَدى تَكبير الصّورَهмащабzvětšení, zvětšeninaforstørrelsedie Vergrößerungμεγέθυνσηampliaciónsuurendusبزرگ نماییsuurennosgrossissementהַגדָלָהबढ़ावpovećanjenagyításpembesaranstækkuningrandimento拡大率확대 비율padidinimaspalielinājumspembesaranvergrotingforstørrelsepowiększenieampliaçãogrosismentувеличениеzväčšeniepovečavauvećanjeförstoringการขยายให้ใหญ่ขึ้นbüyütme放大倍率збільшенняتشدید کا پیمائشی درجہđộ phóng đại倍率

n ˈmagnifying-glass

a piece of glass with curved surfaces that makes an object looked at through it appear larger This print is so small that I need a magnifying-glass to read it.vergrootglasعَدَسَه مُكَبِّرَهлупаlupaforstørrelsesglasdas Vergrößerungsglasμεγεθυντικός φακόςlupasuurendus-klaasذره بینsuurennuslasiloupeזְכוּכִית מַגדֶלֶתआवर्धक लैंसpovećalo, lupanagyítóüvegsuryakanta, kaca pembesarstækkunarglerlente d'ingrandimento拡大鏡돋보기didinamasis stiklaslupa, palielināmais stiklskanta pembesarvergrootglasforstørrelsesglassszkło powiększającelupaувеличительное стекло, лупаlupapovečevalno steklolupaförstoringsglasแว่นขยายbüyüteç放大鏡лупаمکبّر شیشہkính lúp放大镜