v. t. | 1. | To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; - used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc. |
2. | (Rhet.) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. | |
v. i. | 1. | To become larger. |
2. | To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; - often with on or upon. |
Verb | 1. | amplify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" Synonyms: magnify |
2. | amplify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" | |
3. | amplify - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" | |
4. | amplify - increase the volume of; "amplify sound" |