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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magnified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Magnifying.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L.
magnificare. See Magnific.]
1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of;
to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance;
as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand
diameters.
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The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a
great one . . . be proportionately magnified.
--Grew.
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2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or
respect in which one is held.
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On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight
of all Israel. --Joshua iv.
14.
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3. To praise highly; to laud; to extol. [Archaic]
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O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his
name together. --Ps. xxxiv.
3.
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4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.
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To magnify one's self (Script.), to exhibit pride and
haughtiness; to boast.
To magnify one's self against (Script.), to oppose with
pride.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. i.
1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than
they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of
objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.
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2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant
& Obs.] --Spectator.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. i.
1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than
they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of
objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.
2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant
& Obs.] --Spectator.
Magnifying glass, a lens which magnifies the apparent
dimensions of objects seen through it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magnified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Magnifying.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L.
magnificare. See Magnific.]
1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of;
to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance;
as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand
diameters.
The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a
great one . . . be proportionately magnified.
--Grew.
2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or
respect in which one is held.
On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight
of all Israel. --Joshua iv.
14.
3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic]
O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his
name together. --Ps. xxxiv.
3.
4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.
To magnify one's self (Script.), to exhibit pride and
haughtiness; to boast.
To magnify one's self against (Script.), to oppose with
pride.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
magnify
v 1: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was
magnified in her mind" [syn: amplify]
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize,
hyerbolise, amplify] [ant: understate]
3: make large; "blow up an image" [syn: blow up, enlarge]
[ant: reduce]
[also: magnified]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
magnify
Αγγλικά vb.
μεγεθύνω
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
magnify
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something,
especially God). (from 14th c.)
2 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
(from 14th c.)
3 (lb en transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or
more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. (from 17th c.)
4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a
lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. (from 17th c.)
5 (lb en intransitive slang obsolete) To have effect; to be of
importance or significance.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
magnify
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something,
especially God). (from 14th c.)
2 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
(from 14th c.)
3 (lb en transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or
more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. (from 17th c.)
4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a
lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. (from 17th c.)
5 (lb en intransitive slang obsolete) To have effect; to be of
importance or significance.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
magnify
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something,
especially God). (from 14th c.)
2 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
(from 14th c.)
3 (lb en transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or
more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. (from 17th c.)
4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a
lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. (from 17th c.)
5 (lb en intransitive slang obsolete) To have effect; to be of
importance or significance.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
magnify
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something,
especially God). (from 14th c.)
2 (lb en transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
(from 14th c.)
3 (lb en transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or
more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. (from 17th c.)
4 (lb en transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a
lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. (from 17th c.)
5 (lb en intransitive slang obsolete) To have effect; to be of
importance or significance.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
magnify
Englanti vb.
1 suurentaa
2 liioitella
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
كبّر
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
magnify //ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ// //ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ//
увеличавам
to make larger
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
zvětšit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
zvětšovat
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
vergrößern
see: magnifying, magnified, unmagnified
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
μεγαλοποιώ
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
magnify //ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ// //ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ//
suurentaa
to make larger
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
1. आवर्धन करना
"Microscope magnifies Bacteria."
2. बढा चढाकर कहना
"She tends to magnify the faults of people she dislikes."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
povećati, povećati se, pretjerivati, preuveličavati, uveličati, uvećavati
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
magnify //ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ// //ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ//
大きい, 拡大
to make larger
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
magnify //ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ// //ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ//
forstørre
to make larger
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
magnify /ˈmægnɪfaɪ/
1. powiększać
2. wyolbrzymiać
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
magnify //ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ// //ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ//
förstora
to make larger
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
magnify /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪ/
1. büyük göstermek, büyütmek
2. mübalâğa etmek, abartmak
3. (eski) övmek, methetmek, göklere çıkarmak. magnifying glass pertavse, büyüteç.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪ/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
167 Moby Thesaurus words for "magnify":
accelerate, add to, adulate, agent provocateur, aggrandize,
aggravate, amplify, annoy, apotheose, apotheosize, augment,
ballyhoo, beatify, beef up, belaud, bepraise, bless,
bless the Lord, bloat, blow up, boast of, boost, brag about,
broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, burlesque, canonize,
caricature, carry too far, celebrate, color, complicate,
concentrate, condense, consolidate, crescendo, crown, cry up,
deepen, deify, deteriorate, develop, dignify, dilate, distend,
distinguish, double, doxologize, dramatize, draw the longbow,
elevate, embellish, embitter, emblazon, enhance, enlarge, ennoble,
enshrine, enthrone, erect, eulogize, exacerbate, exaggerate, exalt,
exasperate, expand, extend, extol, flatter, fudge, glamorize,
glorify, glorify the Lord, go to extremes, heat up, heighten,
hero-worship, hike, hike up, honor, hop up, hot up, huff, hymn,
hyperbolize, idolize, immortalize, increase, inflate, intensify,
irritate, jazz up, key up, laud, lay it on, lionize, make acute,
make complex, make legendary, make much of, make worse, maximize,
mount, multiply, overcharge, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize,
overestimate, overpaint, overpraise, overreach, overreact,
oversell, overspeak, overstate, overstress, pad, panegyrize,
pay tribute, pile it on, porter aux nues, praise, praise God,
provoke, puff, puff up, pump, pump up, raise, ramify, rarefy,
redouble, reinforce, rouse, saint, salute, sanctify, set up,
sharpen, sing praises, soup up, sour, step up, strengthen, stretch,
stretch the truth, sublime, sufflate, swell, talk big,
talk in superlatives, throne, tout, travesty, triple, trumpet, up,
uplift, uprear, vise, whet, widen, worsen
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 放大;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 放大,扩大,赞美,夸大
vi. 有放大能力
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