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magnify

mag·nify

UK/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/ US/ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ uncommon obsolete slang

verb

1.

increase in size, volume or significance

  • “Her terror was magnified in her mind”
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2.

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

  • “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this”
  • “imagery”
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3.

make large

  • “blow up an image”
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Origin

From Middle English magnifien, from Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus.

Phrases

  • magnifying glass

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