amplify :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (11)

increase the volume

v. increase the volume of; "amplify sound"

expand, blow up, inflate

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

magnify, make bigger

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

magnify, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize

v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

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Fuzzynyms (101)

enlarge, magnify, blow up

v. make large; "blow up an image"

magnify, amplify, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize

v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

extend, prolong, protract, draw out

v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

develop

v. make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"

elaborate, complicate, refine

v. make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

magnify, amplify, make bigger

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

stretch, extend

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

extend, expand

v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

rocket, skyrocket

v. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"

blow, shape by blowing

v. shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"

stretch, elongate, make long

v. make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

spread, open, unfold, spread out

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

reach, extend, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

extend, widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

extend, reach out, poke out, stick out

v. reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

enlarge, magnify, blow up

v. make large; "blow up an image"

magnify, amplify, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize

v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

compound, intensify, make more intense

v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

expand, blow up, inflate, amplify

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

stretch, extend

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

extend, expand

v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

raise, enhance, heighten

v. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

enlarge, magnify, blow up

v. make large; "blow up an image"

expand, blow up, inflate, amplify

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

magnify, amplify, make bigger

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

ape, caricature

v. represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

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Antonyms (28)

decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

reduce, simplify

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

reduce, scale down, zoom out

v. make smaller; "reduce an image"

cut, contract, reduce, shorten, abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten

v. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

minimize, understate

v. represent as less significant or important

amplify

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