magnify
Meaning
- To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
- To make (something) larger or more important.
- To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.
- To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
- (obsolete,slang) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
Synonyms
make great
make much of
speak well of
cause to grow
speak highly of
enhance the value
make into a mountain
call great
make bigger
enhance
make worse
cause to expand
increase up
make larger
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus.
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