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magnify
[mag-nuh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
Antonyms: reduceto make greater in actual size; enlarge.
to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco.
Antonyms: reduceto cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate.
to magnify one's difficulties.
Synonyms: overstateAntonyms: minimizeto make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten.
The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across.
Archaic., to extol; praise.
to magnify the Lord.
verb (used without object)
to increase or be able to increase the apparent or actual size of an object.
magnify
/ ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪ /
verb
to increase, cause to increase, or be increased in apparent size, as through the action of a lens, microscope, etc
to exaggerate or become exaggerated in importance
don't magnify your troubles
rare, (tr) to increase in actual size
archaic, (tr) to glorify
Other Word Forms
- magnifiable adjective
- overmagnify verb (used with object)
- remagnify verb (used with object)
- unmagnified adjective
- unmagnifying adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of magnify1
Example Sentences
The team recognized that embedding a radium atom in a molecule could confine and magnify the behavior of its electrons.
And when prices go into reverse, leverage inevitably magnifies the pain.
And when prices go into reverse, leverage inevitably magnifies the pain.
The bulls argue that, since margin magnifies losses when the market declines, rising margin levels indicate increasing confidence that the market will keep rising.
Most absurd are progressive claims—magnified by the press—that Johnson is delaying a swearing-in to thwart her ability to force a vote in the narrow House on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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