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magnified |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr & vb n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See {Magnific}.] 1. 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. The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one . . . be proportionately magnified. --Grew. 2. To increase the importance of to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held. On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel. --Joshua iv 14. 3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic] O, magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together. --Ps. xxxiv 3. 4. To exaggerate; as to magnify a loss or a difficulty. {To magnify one's self} (Script.), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast. {To magnify one's self against} (Script.), to oppose with pride. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: magnified adj : enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" [syn: {exaggerated}, {enlarged}]
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