amplify
verb (used with object)
to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
unamplified
-
a word derived from
amplify.
Example Sentences
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The design of hearing aids muffles or blocks almost all of the natural unamplified sounds that stream into your ear canal.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
Opera magnifies and connects you with the unamplified human voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
It was a prolonged goodbye that didn’t end at last call, as unamplified singers continued to serenade the lingering crowd on Ballard Avenue until almost 4 a.m.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
It was a glittering affair, but the hall’s poor acoustics — a critical problem for an art form that relies on unamplified instruments — ushered in decades of difficulties.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
It was at a hall in town, a place that usually showcased local bands, so the acoustics were terrible for unamplified classical.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
