ampliate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ampliate
1505–15; < Latin ampliātus extended (past participle of ampliāre ). See ample, -i-, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Some others would ampliate and enrich their native tongue with more vocables, which also I commend, if it be aptly and wittily assayed.
From Early Theories of Translation by Amos, Flora Ross
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