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amplify


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  amplify 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  amplify 
 
  Sense  2 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  overemphasize,  overemphasise,  overstress 
  =>  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
 
  Sense  3 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  puff  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  amplify 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  amplify 
 
  Sense  2 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  overemphasize,  overemphasise,  overstress 
  =>  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  puff 
  =>  gloat,  triumph,  crow 
  =>  preen,  pride,  congratulate 
  =>  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  glorify 
 
  Sense  3 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  puff  up 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  amplify 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  amplify 
 
  4  senses  of  amplify 
 
  Sense  1 
  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  enlarge 
 
  Sense  2 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  misinform,  mislead 
 
  Sense  3 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  increase 
 
  Sense  4 
  amplify 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  amplify 
 
  amplify  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  amplify 
 
  Sense  1 
  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  enlarge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  misinform,  mislead 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  increase 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  amplify 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  amplify 
 
  The  verb  amplify  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  magnify,  amplify  --  (increase  in  size,  volume  or  significance:  "Her  terror  was  magnified  in  her  mind.") 
  2.  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify  --  (to  enlarge  beyond  bounds  or  the  truth;  "  tended  to  romanticize  and  exaggerate  this  ``gracious  Old  South''  imagery") 
  3.  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify  --  (exaggerate  or  make  bigger;  "The  charges  were  inflated") 
  4.  amplify  --  (increase  the  volume  of  "amplify  sound") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  amplify 
 
  The  verb  amplify  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  magnify,  amplify  --  (increase  in  size,  volume  or  significance:  "Her  terror  was  magnified  in  her  mind.") 
  2.  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify  --  (to  enlarge  beyond  bounds  or  the  truth;  "  tended  to  romanticize  and  exaggerate  this  ``gracious  Old  South''  imagery") 
  3.  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify  --  (exaggerate  or  make  bigger;  "The  charges  were  inflated") 
  4.  amplify  --  (increase  the  volume  of  "amplify  sound") 



amplify definition