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   Mag·ni·fy

   /ˈmaɡnəˌfī/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope: "the camera's zoom mode can magnify a certain area if required" Similar enlargeboostenhancemaximizeincreaseaugmentextendexpandamplifyintensifyheightendeepenbroadenwidendilateinformal:blow upOpposite reduce
   • ▪ increase or exaggerate the importance or effect of: "the risk is magnified if there is any dirty material next to the skin" Similar enlargeboostenhancemaximizeincreaseaugmentextendexpandamplifyintensifyheightendeepenbroadenwidendilateinformal:blow upOpposite reduce
   • 2. extol; glorify: archaic "praise the Lord and magnify Him" Similar praiseblessworshipvenerateadoreextol

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘show honor to (God’) and ‘make greater’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great’. magnify (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. magnifiable adjective
   • 2. magnifier noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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