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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 , overstatePaul amplified the story so much that it began to seem incredible. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for amplify
(Tag: ) from amplus "large" + the root of facere "make, do"
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