amplify

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb increase in size, volume or significance
  2. verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  3. verb exaggerate or make bigger

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.

In classic literature

Synonyms

magnify

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