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magnify
verb
Make large
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ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ
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verb
Make large
“Blow up an image”
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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Blow up an image
Her terror was magnified in her mind
Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ‘gracious Old South’ imagery
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