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magnifies |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb magnify 1 of 3 senses of magnify 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 Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb magnify 1 of 3 senses of magnify 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 Entailment of verb magnify Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb magnify 3 senses of magnify Sense 1 magnify, amplify => enlarge Sense 2 overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify => misinform, mislead Sense 3 blow up enlarge, magnify => increase Familiarity of verb magnify magnify used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb magnify Sense 1 magnify, amplify => enlarge -------------- Sense 2 overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify => misinform, mislead -------------- Sense 3 blow up enlarge, magnify => increase -------------- Overview of verb magnify The verb magnify has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) magnify, amplify -- (increase in size, volume or significance: "Her terror was magnified in her mind.") 2. (1) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; " tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery") 3. (1) blow up enlarge, magnify -- (make large "blow up an image") Overview of verb magnify The verb magnify has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) magnify, amplify -- (increase in size, volume or significance: "Her terror was magnified in her mind.") 2. (1) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; " tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery") 3. (1) blow up enlarge, magnify -- (make large "blow up an image")
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