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amplify - Dictionary definition and meaning for amplify

AMPLIFY

  • (verb) increase the volume of

    "amplify sound"

    The DJ amplified the sound of the music to make the party livelier. -added by naila_inlas

  • (verb) exaggerate or make bigger

    "The charges were inflated"

    synonyms : blow up , expand , inflate

  • (verb) increase in size, volume or significance

    "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

    synonyms : magnify

  • (verb) to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

    "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

    synonyms : exaggerate , hyperbolise , hyperbolize , magnify , overdraw , overstate

    Paul amplified the story so much that it began to seem incredible. -added by naila_inlas

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for amplify

  • (Tag: ) from amplus "large" + the root of facere "make, do"

    added by vaichidrewar    editEdit Mnemonic

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