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amplify
verb
increase the volume of
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ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ
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verb
increase the volume of
“amplify sound”
verb
exaggerate or make bigger
“The charges were inflated”
verb
increase in size, volume or significance
“Her terror was magnified in her mind”
verb
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
“tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ‘gracious Old South’ imagery”
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Example Sentences
amplify sound
The charges were inflated
Her terror was magnified in her mind
tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ‘gracious Old South’ imagery
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