amplify
1Amplify — Am pli*fy, v. i. 1. To become larger. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to… …
2amplify — [am′plə fī΄] vt. amplified, amplifying [ME amplifien < OFr amplifier < L amplificare < amplus (see AMPLE) + facere, DO1] 1. to make larger or stronger; increase or extend (power, authority, etc.) 2. to develop more fully, as with details …
3Amplify — Am pli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amplified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amplifying}.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See {Ample}, { fy}.] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.… …
4amplify — I verb add to, augment, delineate, develop, elaborate, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, specify, specify in greater detail II index accrue (increase), accumulate (enlarge), aggravate ( …
5amplify — (v.) early 15c., to enlarge or expand, from M.Fr. amplifier, from L. amplificare to enlarge, from amplificus splendid, from amplus large (see AMPLE (Cf. ample)) + the root of facere make, do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious …
6amplify — *expand, swell, distend, dilate, inflate Analogous words: develop (see MATURE): enlarge, augment (see INCREASE) Antonyms: abridge, condense Contrasted words: *shorten, abbreviate: *contract, compress …
7amplify — [v] increase in size or effect add, augment, beef up*, boost, build up, deepen, develop, elaborate, enlarge, exaggerate, expand, expatiate, extend, flesh out*, heighten, hike up*, inflate, intensify, jack up*, lengthen, magnify, pad, pyramid,… …
8amplify — ► VERB (amplifies, amplified) 1) increase the volume or strength of (sound or electrical signals). 2) add detail to (a story or statement). DERIVATIVES amplification noun. ORIGIN Latin amplificare, from amplus large, abundant …
9amplify — [[t]æ̱mplɪfaɪ[/t]] amplifies, amplifying, amplified 1) VERB If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment. [V n] This landscape seemed to trap and amplify sounds... [V n] The music was amplified with… …
10amplify — verb Amplify is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑microphone Amplify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect, ↑signal …
