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  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.




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