amplify

Meanings

Verb

increase in size, volume or significance
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
exaggerate or make bigger
increase the volume of
- "amplify sound"
To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English amplifiyen, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare (“to enlarge”), from amplus (“large”) + facere (“to make”). See ample , equivalent to ample + -ify.

Synonyms

blow up, exaggerate, expand, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, inflate, magnify, overdraw, overstate

Antonyms

understate

Scrabble Score: 17

amplify is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
amplify is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amplify is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

amplify is a valid Words With Friends word