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magnify
to make something appear or seem larger than it actually is
Synonyms
- enlarge
- amplify
- exaggerate
Antonyms
- shrink
- minimize
- reduce
magnify in a sentence
A microscope can magnify a single cell until its parts become clearly visible.
Standing at the canyon's edge, Priya used her camera's zoom lens to magnify the distant hikers below.
Where it comes from
From Latin magnus 'great' + facere 'to make'
Memory hook
MAGNIfy — MAGNI means great/large, to make something look great in size.
Word parts
- mag/magna — great, large, important
magnify: magn (great) + -ify (make) - -ify — turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning make or cause to become
magnify: magn- (great) + -ify (make)
Read it in context
- Signal in the Storm Narrative