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

  3. 3. exaggerate or make bigger

    Examples

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

    Examples

    • « amplify sound »