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amplify

[am-pluh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

amplified, amplifying 
  1. to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.

    Antonyms: reduce, contract
  2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding.

    Synonyms: develop, broaden, widen
    Antonyms: abridge, condense
  3. Electricity.,  to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in.

  4. Archaic.,  to exaggerate.



verb (used without object)

amplified, amplifying 
  1. to discourse at length; expatiate or expand one's remarks, speech, etc. (usually followed byon ).

    The preacher amplified on the theme of brotherly love.

amplify

/ ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to increase in size, extent, effect, etc, as by the addition of extra material; augment; enlarge; expand

  2. electronics to produce amplification of (electrical signals); increase the amplitude of (signals)

  3. (tr) to exaggerate

  4. (intr) to expand or enlarge a speech, narrative, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • amplifiable adjective
  • overamplify verb
  • unamplifiable adjective
  • unamplified adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amplify1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English amplifyen, from Middle French amplifier, from Latin amplificāre “to increase, augment”; equivalent to ample + -ify
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amplify1

C15: from Old French amplifier, ultimately from Latin amplificāre to enlarge, from amplus spacious + facere to make
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Example Sentences

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It remains to be seen whether the amplified engine noises win over fans that already own dozens of traditional, gas-guzzling Ferraris.

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In the playoffs, though, the effect is amplified dramatically, with the club that hits more homers winning a whopping 84% of the time over that span.

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Former CDC employees, meanwhile, are amplifying on social-media analyses and investigations that the agency continues to conduct but isn’t publicizing.

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The bankruptcy has amplified concerns that corporate credit markets have gotten too frothy and don’t adequately reflect risks to borrowers.

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Instead, it will pick up the sound of what it calls the “electric engine” and amplify it into the cabin to give the driver feedback when required.

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