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Definition of Magnify
1. Verb. Increase in size, volume or significance. "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
Generic synonyms: Enlarge
Derivative terms: Amplifier, Magnification, Magnification, Magnification, Magnification, Magnitude, Magnitude
2. Verb. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. "Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Specialized synonyms: Overemphasise, Overemphasize, Overstress, Blow, Bluster, Boast, Brag, Gas, Gasconade, Shoot A Line, Swash, Tout, Vaunt, Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Blow Up, Dramatise, Dramatize, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Derivative terms: Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Magnification, Overstatement
Antonyms: Understate
3. Verb. Make large. "Blow up an image"
Category relationships: Photography, Picture Taking
Generic synonyms: Increase
Derivative terms: Blowup, Enlargement, Enlarger, Magnification, Magnification, Magnifier, Magnitude
Antonyms: Reduce
Definition of Magnify
1. v. t. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters.
2. v. i. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.
Definition of Magnify
1. Verb. (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially god). (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Magnify
1. to increase the perceived size of [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Medical Definition of Magnify
1. 1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters. "The least error in a small quantity . . . Will in a great one . . . Be proportionately magnified." (Grew) 2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held. "On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel." (Joshua iv. 14) 3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. "O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together." (Ps. Xxxiv. 3) 4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty. To magnify one's self, to oppose with pride. Origin: OE. Magnifien, F. Magnifier, L. Magnificare. See Magnific. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnify
Literary usage of Magnify
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notification to the dioceses of the alterations and additions in the Book of by Church of England (1885)
"praise him, and magnify the Lord : praise him, and him for ever. O ye Dews and
Frosts, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. ..."
2. The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged: As Adopted by the General Convention of by Episcopal Church (1889)
"6 O ye Sun and Moon | bless • ye the praise him, and | magnify | him for | ever.
... 9 O ye Winds of God praise him, and | magnify bless • ye the | 10 O ye ..."
3. The Practical Christian: Or, The Devout Penitent. A Book of Devotion by Richard Sherlock, Thomas Wilson, ed H. H. S. (1843)
"O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord, praise Him, and magnify Him for ever. ...
O let the Earth bless the Lord, yea, let it praise Him, and magnify Him for ..."
4. The Hymnal: Revised and Enlarged, as Adopted by the General Convention of by Episcopal Church (1889)
"7 O ye Stars of heave'n | bless • ye the | Lord: praise him, and | magnify | him
for j ever. 8 O ye Showers and Dew | bless • ye the | Lord: praise him, ..."
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