amplify
to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding.
Electricity. to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in.
Archaic. to exaggerate.
to discourse at length; expatiate or expand one's remarks, speech, etc. (usually followed by on): The preacher amplified on the theme of brotherly love.
Origin of amplify
1Other words for amplify
Opposites for amplify
Other words from amplify
- am·pli·fi·a·ble, adjective
- o·ver·am·pli·fy, verb, o·ver·am·pli·fied, o·ver·am·pli·fy·ing.
- un·am·pli·fi·a·ble, adjective
- un·am·pli·fied, adjective
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How to use amplify in a sentence
“Core to what we do at Live Nation is helping amplify voices onstage around the world, and supporting voting is another important way we want to continue making voices heard,” said Michael Rapino, the company’s president and CEO, in a statement.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostIn removing accounts Tuesday, Twitter pointed to policies specifying, “You can’t artificially amplify or disrupt conversations through the use of multiple accounts.”
Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a ‘troll farm,’ prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter | Isaac Stanley-Becker | September 15, 2020 | Washington PostIt will accelerate rapid, perhaps chaotic, urbanization of cities ill-equipped for the burden, testing their capacity to provide basic services and amplifying existing inequities.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration | by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaInstead, they use it to amplify other projects that help them make money.
What’s Oracle? TikTok users react to proposed Oracle deal | Danielle Abril | September 15, 2020 | FortuneOur priority at our events is to amplify the voices that have been silenced by the majority.
Actress, activist and African American: Danai Gurira believes in the power of using her voice to amplify African storytellers.
Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira Vs. Boko Haram | Kristi York Wooten | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese tools of expression are meant to create and amplify energy.
She was determined—for her voice to be heard, and for it to amplify the voices of women throughout Libya.
Libyan Activist Pays Tribute To Slain Spiritual Sister | Anonymous | June 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTComputerized trading programs react to trends in the market and then amplify those trends.
Let’s All Please Stop Overreacting to Bernanke’s Remarks | Daniel Gross | June 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSociety doesn't create these disorders, but it can amplify them, and by extension, it can diminish them.
He took the word from Bob and made no attempt to alter or to amplify it.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeBut we must first amplify the definition of perspectives and biographies.
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand RussellAttempts are frequently made to amplify this description, but the results are always very vague.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorEncouraged by his attention, the girl proceeded to amplify her story.
Remarkable Rogues | Charles KingstonIt is impossible now to amplify the thought, but I wish in connection with it to name three particulars.
British Dictionary definitions for amplify
/ (ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ) /
(tr) to increase in size, extent, effect, etc, as by the addition of extra material; augment; enlarge; expand
electronics to produce amplification of (electrical signals); increase the amplitude of (signals)
(tr) US to exaggerate
(intr) to expand or enlarge a speech, narrative, etc
Origin of amplify
1Derived forms of amplify
- amplifiable, adjective
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