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ampliate

American  
[am-plee-it, -eyt] / ˈæm pli ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

  1. enlarged; dilated.

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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