Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Magnify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
increase in size, volume or significance
"Her terror was magnified in her mind"
2
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
3
make large
"blow up an image"
4
To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
"The hymn seemed to magnify the grace of God in every verse."
Example Sentences
"Her terror was magnified in her mind"
verb
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
verb
"blow up an image"
verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)