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mag⋅ni⋅fy

  [mag-nuh-fahy] verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.
Use magnify in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
2. to make greater in actual size; enlarge: to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco.
3. to cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate: to magnify one's difficulties.
4. to make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten: The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across.
5. Archaic. to extol; praise: to magnify the Lord.
–verb (used without object)
6. to increase or be able to increase the apparent or actual size of an object.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME magnifien < L magnificāre. See magni-, -fy

Related forms:
mag⋅ni⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
2. augment, increase, amplify. 3. overstate.

Antonyms:
1, 2. reduce. 3. minimize.
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mag·ni·fy   (māg'nə-fī')   
v.   mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing, mag·ni·fies

v.   tr.

  1. To make greater in size; enlarge.

  2. To cause to appear greater or seem more important than is in fact the case; exaggerate: You have grossly magnified a trivial situation. See Synonyms at exaggerate.

  3. To increase the apparent size of, especially by means of a lens.

  4. To glorify or praise.

v.   intr.
To increase or have the power to increase the size or volume of an image or a sound.

[Middle English magnifien, to extol, from Old French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus, magnificent; see magnific.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mag·ni·fy
Pronunciation: 'mag-n&-"fI
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
transitivesenses
: to enlarge in appearance magnify intransitive senses
: to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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magnify mag·ni·fy (māg'nə-fī')
v. mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing, mag·ni·fies
To increase the apparent size of, especially with a lens.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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