magnify
/ˈmæɡnəfaɪ/
verb
- To make something look bigger than it really is, especially using a lens or microscope.
- You can magnify the text on your screen by clicking this icon.
- The scientist used a microscope to magnify the tiny cells.
- A magnifying glass can magnify small print so it is easier to read.
- To make something seem more important, serious, or extreme than it really is.
- Don't magnify your mistakes; everyone makes them sometimes.
- His anxiety magnified the difficulty of the test in his mind.
- The media often magnify small problems into major scandals.
- To increase the size, volume, or intensity of something.
- Using a projector can magnify the image so the whole audience can see it.
- The curved walls of the canyon magnified the echo of our voices.
- The amplifier magnifies the sound of the guitar.
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