magnify

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

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

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magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt → vergrößern;

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

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magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt → ingrandire