AMPLIFY

/ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 19

Scrabble letter values: A1M3P3L1I1F4Y4 = 17

Definition

  1. verb increase in size, volume or significance. — synonyms: magnify
  2. verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. — synonyms: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify
  3. verb exaggerate or make bigger. — synonyms: inflate, blow_up, expand
  4. verb increase the volume of.

Examples

  • “Her terror was magnified in her mind”
  • “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery”
  • “The charges were inflated”

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