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 [ˈmægnɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied

1. (Physics / 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

[via Old French from Latin magnificāre to praise; see magnific]

magnifiable  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 The telescope magnifies images over 11 times.
enlarge reduce, shrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, minimize

2. make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, heighten, deepen, exacerbate, aggravate, increase, inflame, fan the flames of Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters.

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) spend their time magnifying ridiculous details
exaggerate understate, deflate, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate

Translations

magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ]

A. VT

1. (Opt) → aumentar, ampliar
to magnify sth seven times → aumentar algo siete veces

2. (= exaggerate) → exagerar

B. CPD magnifying glass N → lupa f
magnifying power N → aumento m

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magnify [ˈmægnɪfaɪ] vt

[+ image] → grossir

[+ sound] → amplifier

(= exacerbate) [+ problem, disaster] → amplifier
magnifying glass [ˈmægnɪfaɪɪŋglɑːs] n → loupe f

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magnify

vt

(= make bigger) image → vergrößern; to magnify something 7 times → etw 7fach vergrößern

(= exaggerate) → aufbauschen

(obs, liter, = praise) the Lord → lobpreisen (old, liter)

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magnify [ˈmægnɪˌfaɪ] vt

a. (gen) → ingrandire; (sound) → amplificare

b. (exaggerate) → esagerare

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magnify [ˈmægnɪˌfaɪ] vt

a. (gen) → ingrandire; (sound) → amplificare

b. (exaggerate) → esagerare

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magnify

v magnify [ˈmӕgnifai]

to cause to appear greater A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles. vergroot يُكَبِّر الصّورَه увеличавам zvětšovat forstørre vergrößern μεγεθύνω, μεγαλοποιώ augmentar, ampliar, magnificar suurendama بزرگ کردن suurentaa, suurennella grossir, exagérer לְהַגזִים आवर्धन करना बढा़ चढा़कर कहना povećati (fel)nagyít membesarkan stækka upp ingrandire 拡大する 확대하다 (pa)didinti palielināt membesarkan vergroten forstørre powiększać ampliar a mări; a exagera (пре)увеличивать zväčšovať povečati uvećati förstora ทำให้เพิ่มมากขึ้น büyütmek 放大,擴大 збільшувати; перебільшувати عکس اندازی کے ذریعے کسی شے کی جسامت کو بڑھانا phóng to; thổi phồng 放大,扩大

n magnifiˈcation [-fi-]

1 the act of magnifying (something). vergroting تَكْبير увеличаване zvětšení forstørrelse das Vergrößern μεγέθυνση magnificación suurendamine بزرگ سازی suurentaminen grossissement הַגדָלָה आवर्धन povećanje nagyítás pembesaran stækkun ingrandimento 拡大 확대 (pa)didinimas palielināšana pembesaran het vergroten forstørrelse powiększenie ampliação mărire (пре)увеличение zväčšenie povečanje uvećanje förstoring การเพิ่มขนาด büyü(t)me 放大 збільшення تشدکد، تکبیر کا عمل hành động phóng to; thổi phồng 放大

2 the power of magnifying the magnification of a pair of binoculars. vergroting تَكْبير увеличение zvětšení forstørrelse die Vergrößerungsstärke μεγεθυντική ισχύς ampliación, aumento suurendusvõime بزرگ نمایی؛ بزرگ سازی suurennuskyky grossissement הַגדָלָה आवर्धन, विशालन, विशालीकरण, अतिशयोक्ति povećanje nagyítás daya pembesar stækkunargeta ingrandimento 倍率 확대도 padidinimas palielinājums daya pembesar vergroting forstørrelse siła powiększania ampliação mărire, grosisment усиление zväčšenie povečanje uvećanje förstoring การขยายให้ใหญ่ขึ้น büyütme gücü 放大率 збільшення جسامت بڑھانے کی صلاحیت sự phóng đại 放大率

3 the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified The magnification is ten times (10 ). vergroting مَدى تَكبير الصّورَه мащаб zvětšení, zvětšenina forstørrelse die Vergrößerung μεγέθυνση ampliación suurendus بزرگ نمایی suurennos grossissement הַגדָלָה बढ़ाव povećanje nagyítás pembesaran stækkun ingrandimento 拡大率 배율 padidinimas palielinājums pembesaran vergroting forstørrelse powiększenie ampliação grosisment увеличение zväčšenie povečava uvećanje förstoring การขยายให้ใหญ่ขึ้น büyütme 放大倍率 збільшення تشدید کا پیمائشی درجہ độ phóng đại 倍率

n magnifying-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. vergrootglas عَدَسَه مُكَبِّرَه лупа lupa forstørrelsesglas das Vergrößerungsglas μεγεθυντικός φακός lupa suurendus-klaas ذره بین suurennuslasi loupe זְכוּכִית מַגדֶלֶת आवर्धक लैंस povećalo, lupa nagyítóüveg suryakanta, kaca pembesar stækkunargler lente d'ingrandimento 拡大鏡 확대경 didinamasis stiklas lupa, palielināmais stikls kanta pembesar vergrootglas forstørrelsesglass szkło powiększające lupa увеличительное стекло, лупа lupa povečevalno steklo lupa förstoringsglas แว่นขยาย büyüteç 放大鏡 лупа مکبّر شیشہ kính lúp 放大镜