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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.
[1913 Webster]
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 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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
magnifying
Αγγλικά a.
μεγεθυντικός
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
magnifying
vb.
(present participle of en magnify nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
magnifying
vb.
(present participle of en magnify nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
magnifying
vb.
(present participle of en magnify nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
magnifying
vb.
(present participle of en magnify nocat=1)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
magnifying
Engelska a.
(avledning en magnify ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb magnify)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Magnifying /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ تكبيرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
magnifying /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zvětšovací
magnifying /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ zvětšujícíFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
magnifying /mˈaɡnɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ vergrößernd see: magnify, magnified, unmagnifiedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪɪŋ/