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amplify definition
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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
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