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magnify(dictionary)
magnify(dictionary)

magnify (oh)



[T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: magnifier, from Latin magnificus; MAGNIFICENT]
to make something seem bigger or louder, especially using special equipment
::At the Sheffield arena, the speakers were magnified ten times on a giant screen.
::A public address system magnifies all the little noises and coughs.
to make something seem more important than it really is
-synonym exaggerate exaggerate
::The report tends to magnify the risks involved.
formal to make something much worse or more serious
::The results of economic mismanagement were magnified by a series of natural disasters.