magnify

Meaning

1. (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
2. (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
3. (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.
4. (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
5. (intransitive, obsolete, slang) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.

Synonyms

enlarge

amplify

exaggerate

increase

augment

extend

aggrandize

overstate

blow up

extol

expand

step up

raise

grow

widen

intensify

laud

stretch

stretch out

grease

make great

smear

unfold

unfurl

unroll

heighten

escalate

apply

hyperbolize

dilute

scale up

overdraw

hyperbolise

anoint

reach

adulterate

broaden

exalt

spread-eagle

spread out

spread

glorify

make much of

speak well of

think much of

cause to grow

speak highly of

enhance the value

make into a mountain

call great

Translations

aumentar

ingrandire

vergroten

agrandir

étendre

vergrößern

μεγεθύνω

augmenter

abultar

uitbouwen

grossir

aumentar

uitbreiden

ampliar

erweitern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From Middle English magnifien, from Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus.