Meaning of amplify in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈæmpləˌfaɪ/

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1. Verb

   amplify

   Etymology

   late Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus‘large, abundant’

   Definitions

   1. increase in size, volume or significance

   Examples

   • « Her terror was magnified in her mind »
2. 2. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

   Examples

   • « tended to romanticize and exaggerate this 'gracious Old South' imagery »

   Antonyms

   • understate
   • minimize
   • minimise
   • downplay
3. 3. exaggerate or make bigger

   Examples

   • « The charges were inflated »
4. 4. increase the volume of

   Examples

   • « amplify sound »