magnify
verb (used with object)
to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
magnifies
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present tense formof magnify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Leverage works great when asset prices rise, but concentrating a large share of your wealth in a single, illiquid, undiversified asset also magnifies downside risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Borrowed money magnifies returns when share prices are rising as smaller investors are able to gain far more exposure to the upside, but when share prices fall that leverage exacerbates losses.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
When a massive object such as a neutron star passes in front of a more distant star, its gravity bends and magnifies the background star's light.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
“The Tristan Project” — created by video artist Bill Viola, director Peter Sellars and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney in 2004 — magnifies the rituals of life and death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
As I turn the dial, my view through the telescope magnifies.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
