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magnify
[ mag-nuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
Antonyms:
- to make greater in actual size; enlarge:
to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate:
to magnify one's difficulties.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- to make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten:
The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across.
- Archaic. to extol; praise:
to magnify the Lord.
verb (used without object)
- to increase or be able to increase the apparent or actual size of an object.
magnify
/ ˈæɡɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- to increase, cause to increase, or be increased in apparent size, as through the action of a lens, microscope, etc
- to exaggerate or become exaggerated in importance
don't magnify your troubles
- rare.tr to increase in actual size
- archaic.tr to glorify
Derived Forms
- ˈԾˌھ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- n·ھa· adjective
- v·n·ڲ verb (used with object) overmagnified overmagnifying
- ·n·ڲ verb (used with object) remagnified remagnifying
- ܲ·n·ھ adjective
- ܲ·n·ڲiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of magnify1
Example Sentences
With help from Pablo Santiago’s lighting and Cricket S. Myers’ sound design, the production magnifies in cinematic fashion the inner lives of the characters.
For the brown hairstreak, both charities rely on volunteers going out in the middle of winter to look for tiny, pinhead-sized eggs on twigs using magnifying glasses.
"Anxiety gets magnified when young people are under further strain and stress," she says.
His dominance at the back is so assuring for the rest of the team - mistakes he makes are magnified because of the colossus that he is.
Wealth, real or perceived, can dictate access, status and opportunity - and the presence of the diaspora can magnify the class divide.
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