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amplify

/ amplify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
increase the volume of
"amplify sound"
Type of:
intensify compound heighten
Derived:
amplifier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
increase in size, volume or significance
"Her terror was magnified in her mind"
Type of:
enlarge
Derived:
amplifier magnitude magnification exaggeration overstatement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
puff up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
Opposites:
understate minimize minimise downplay
Type of:
misinform mislead
Kinds of:
overemphasize overemphasise overstress boast tout
Derived:
exaggeration overstatement magnification hyperbole
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
39
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intensify compound heighten enlarge increase puff up misinform mislead overemphasize overemphasise overstress boast