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amplify
[ am-pluh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
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- to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding.
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- Electricity. to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in.
- Archaic. to exaggerate.
verb (used without object)
- to discourse at length; expatiate or expand one's remarks, speech, etc. (usually followed by on ):
The preacher amplified on the theme of brotherly love.
amplify
/ ˈæɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- tr to increase in size, extent, effect, etc, as by the addition of extra material; augment; enlarge; expand
- electronics to produce amplification of (electrical signals); increase the amplitude of (signals)
- tr to exaggerate
- intr to expand or enlarge a speech, narrative, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈˌھ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- p·ھa· adjective
- v·p·ڲ verb overamplified overamplifying
- un·p·ھa· adjective
- ܲ·p·ھ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of amplify1
Example Sentences
It produces brilliant games, particularly in European competition, where elite coaches and players amplify its potential.
The 'wall of sound' South Stand amplified the already ear-splitting pandemonium, and a sea of camera lights added to the spectacle.
They argued that he carried out Mr Thompson's murder "to amplify an ideological message" and spark resistance to the health insurance industry.
Ms Roberts said the forum had also made "repeated attempts to explain our position - as a platform committed to amplifying women's voices" but Ocado had "refused to speak to us".
That there is a significant reunion thrown into the mix will only amplify the sense of occasion.
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