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Definition of Amplify
1. Verb. Increase in size, volume or significance. "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
Generic synonyms: Enlarge
Derivative terms: Amplifier, Magnification, Magnification, Magnification, Magnification, Magnitude, Magnitude
2. Verb. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. "Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Specialized synonyms: Overemphasise, Overemphasize, Overstress, Blow, Bluster, Boast, Brag, Gas, Gasconade, Shoot A Line, Swash, Tout, Vaunt, Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Blow Up, Dramatise, Dramatize, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Derivative terms: Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Magnification, Overstatement
Antonyms: Understate
3. Verb. Exaggerate or make bigger. "The charges were inflated"
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Puff Up
Derivative terms: Expansive
4. Verb. Increase the volume of. "Amplify sound"
Definition of Amplify
1. v. t. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.
2. v. i. To become larger.
Definition of Amplify
1. Verb. (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like;—used especially of loudspeakers, telescopes, microscopes, etc. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amplify
1. to make larger or more powerful [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Medical Definition of Amplify
1. 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc. 2. To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. "Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator." (Dryden) Origin: F. Amplifier, L. Amplificare. See Ample, -fy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amplify
Literary usage of Amplify
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1813)
"... in his providence to amplify their monarchy by the addition of fo many rich
and powerful kingdoms, as they have acquired in this new world. ..."
2. Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Master Subramuniya (2003)
"... What Texts amplify Vedas and Agamas? ... knowledge is safeguarded in venerable
texts which amplify ..."
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