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amplify
('/&/mpl/@/,f/aI/
)
verb (v)
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth(verb.communication)Synonym:
exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
Antonym:
downplay, minimise, minimize, understatesource: wordnet30 - increase the volume of(verb.change)Example:
Amplify sound.
source: wordnet30 - To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.(verb)source: webster1913
- To become larger.(verb)source: webster1913