Definition of Magnify

1. Verb. Increase in size, volume or significance. "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

Exact synonyms: Amplify
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"

3. Verb. Make large. "Blow up an image"
Exact synonyms: Blow Up, Enlarge
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. 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

magnificats
magnificence
magnificence
magnificences
magnificent
magnificently
magnificio
magnifico
magnificoes
magnificos
magnified
magnifier
magnifiers
magnifies
magnify (current term)
magnify (current term)
magnifying
magnifying glass
magniloquence
magniloquences
magniloquent
magniloquently
magnitude
magnitude
magnitudes
magnitude relation
magnocellular
magnocellular neuron
magnolia
magnolia

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