1
[ verb ] increase in size, volume or significance

Synonyms

magnify

Examples

: "Her terror was magnified in her mind."

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

In_spite of this , the very large radio_reflectors and improved amplifying techniques which are now becoming available should make it possible to observe the radio_emission of most of the planets in a_few years .

2
[ verb ] exaggerate or make bigger

Examples

"The charges were inflated"

Related terms

increase puff_up

3
[ verb ] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Examples

tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery"

4
[ verb ] increase the volume of

Examples

"amplify sound"

Related terms

intensify amplifier

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