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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. 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)