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am·pli·fy
(ăm′plə-fī′)v. am·pli·fied, am·pli·fy·ing, am·pli·fies
v.tr.
1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
3. To exaggerate.
4. To produce amplification of: amplify an electrical signal.
v.intr.
To write or discourse at length; expatiate: Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.
[Middle English amplifien, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificāre : amplus, large + -ficāre, -fy.]
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amplify
(ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. (tr) to increase in size, extent, effect, etc, as by the addition of extra material; augment; enlarge; expand
2. (Electronics) electronics to produce amplification of (electrical signals); increase the amplitude of (signals)
3. (tr) US to exaggerate
4. (intr) to expand or enlarge a speech, narrative, etc
[C15: from Old French amplifier, ultimately from Latin amplificāre to enlarge, from amplus spacious + facere to make]
ˈampliˌfiable adj
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am•pli•fy
(ˈæm pləˌfaɪ)v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.
1. to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding.
3.
v.i. a. to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in.
b. (not in technical use) to increase the loudness of (sound), esp. by mechanical or electronic means.
4. to discourse at length (usu. fol. by on).
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French amplifier < Latin amplificāre to increase, augment. See ample, -i-, -fy]
am′pli•fi`a•ble, adj.
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amplify
Past participle: amplified
Gerund: amplifying
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| Verb | 1. |  amplify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"enlarge - become larger or bigger |
| 2. |  amplify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to | |
| 3. | amplify - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" puff up - make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up" | |
| 4. |  amplify - increase the volume of; "amplify sound" |
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amplify
verb
1. expand, raise, extend, boost, stretch, strengthen, increase, widen, intensify, heighten, deepen, enlarge, lengthen, magnify, augment, dilate The music was amplified with microphones.
expand reduce, decrease, cut down, curtail, condense, boil down
expand reduce, decrease, cut down, curtail, condense, boil down
2. go into detail, develop, explain, expand, supplement, elaborate, augment, flesh out, round out, enlarge on, expatiate Intelligent guesswork must be used to amplify the facts.
go into detail simplify, abbreviate, abridge
go into detail simplify, abbreviate, abridge
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
amplify
verb1. To make or become greater or larger:
aggrandize, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.
Informal: beef up.
2. To express at greater length or in greater detail:
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Translations
يُكَبِّر، يُضَخِّم الصَّوتيُوَسِّع، يُطيل
rozvéstzesílit
forstærkeforstørreøge
auka, styrkjamagna
išplėstistiprintistiprintuvassustiprinimassustiprinti
paplašinātpastiprināt
genişletmeksesini yükseltmek
amplify
[ˈæmplɪfaɪ] VT1. [+ sound] → amplificar; (also Rad) → aumentar
2. (fig) [+ statement etc] → desarrollar
he refused to amplify his remarks → se negó a hacer más comentarios
he refused to amplify his remarks → se negó a hacer más comentarios
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
amplify
[ˈæmplɪfaɪ] vt [+ sound, signal] → amplifier
(= intensify) [+ problem, anxiety, idea] → intensifier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
amplify
vt
(Rad) → verstärken
(= expand) statement, idea → näher or ausführlicher erläutern, genauer ausführen
(inf: = exaggerate) → übertreiben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
amplify
(ˈӕmplifai) verb1. to make larger, especially by adding details to.
2. to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.
ˌamplifiˈcation (-fi-) nounˈamplifier noun
a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness. You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
amplify
vt. ampliar, extender, dilatar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012