amplify
[ am-pluh-fahy ]
/ ˈæm pləˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), am·pli·fied, am·pli·fy·ing.
to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding.
Electricity.
to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in.
Archaic.
to exaggerate.
verb (used without object), am·pli·fied, am·pli·fy·ing.
to discourse at length; expatiate or expand one's remarks, speech, etc. (usually followed by on): The preacher amplified on the theme of brotherly love.
Origin of amplify
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OTHER WORDS FROM amplify
am·pli·fi·a·ble, adjective o·ver·am·pli·fy, verb, o·ver·am·pli·fied, o·ver·am·pli·fy·ing. un·am·pli·fi·a·ble, adjective un·am·pli·fied, adjectiveWords nearby amplify
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British Dictionary definitions for amplify
amplify
/ (ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr)
to increase in size, extent, effect, etc, as by the addition of extra material; augment; enlarge; expand
electronics
to produce amplification of (electrical signals); increase the amplitude of (signals)
(tr) US
to exaggerate
(intr)
to expand or enlarge a speech, narrative, etc
Derived forms of amplify
amplifiable, adjectiveWord Origin for amplify
C15: from Old French
amplifier, ultimately from Latin
amplificāre to enlarge, from
amplus spacious +
facere to make