Thesaurus: magnify

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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. t. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held.
3. v. t. To praise highly; to land; to extol.
4. v. t. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.
5. 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.
6. v. i. To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
7. v. increase in size, volume or significance
8. v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
9. v. make large
10. v:100 v. increase in size, volume or significance