amplifiedadj.

/ˈæmplɪfaɪd/

Etymology: < amplify v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Enlarged, extended, augmented, in space, capacity, fullness of particulars, dignity, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increased

grown1340

added?a1425

multiplied1463

increased1552

amplified1573

vantaged1578

augmented1605

swelleda1616

swollena1631

auct1652

improved1661

aggrandized1689

manifolded1767

jacked-up1920

1573 T. Tusser in Points Huswifrie f. 1, in Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) The points of Huswifrie..newly corrected and amplified.

1876 E. Mellor Priesthood viii. 393 The ‘Kiss of Peace,’ bears the following amplified title—‘or, England and Rome at one on the Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist.’

2. Enlarged in representation, exaggerated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective]

hyperbolical?a1475

overchargeda1542

magnificate1568

amplified1580

superlative1586

fulsome1602

hyperthetical?1611

hyperbolous1638

hyperbolic1646

bloata1657

exaggerated1725

overshot1774

overstuffed1808

overdrawn1841

fine-drawn1888

steep1895

larger-than-life1937

blown-up1961

1580 J. Baret Aluearie (rev. ed.) A 369 Words uttered by Hyperbole, amplified words, Verba superlata.

a1616 Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. ii. 18, I haue beene The booke of his good Acts, whence men haue read His Fame vnparalell'd, happely amplified.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi ii. 56 This hint, a little amplified, saved us from the usual exactions.

3. Electr. (See amplify v. 2b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > processes > [adjective] > amplifying or amplified

amplifying1920

amplified1922

1922 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics II. 856/1 Energy coming in on either [telephone] line will in part go into R, which..sends out amplified energy to both lines.

Draft additions September 2004

Of a musical instrument: connected to an amplifier, either directly or via a microphone; played through an amplifier.

ΚΠ

1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 242/2 A dog may be made to howl melancholiously when certain notes are sounded upon an amplified zither.

1967 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 24 May 17/3, I don't think I could handle an amplified guitar.

1996 R. Niles et al. in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 74/2 A major turning point in the instrument's history was the advent of amplification: John Lee Williamson started playing amplified harmonica for club dates around 1946, as did namesake Sonny Boy Williamson II.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	amplified
释义	amplifiedadj. /ˈæmplɪfaɪd/ Etymology: < amplify v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Enlarged, extended, augmented, in space, capacity, fullness of particulars, dignity, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increased grown1340 added?a1425 multiplied1463 increased1552 amplified1573 vantaged1578 augmented1605 swelleda1616 swollena1631 auct1652 improved1661 aggrandized1689 manifolded1767 jacked-up1920 1573 T. Tusser in Points Huswifrie f. 1, in Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) The points of Huswifrie..newly corrected and amplified. 1876 E. Mellor Priesthood viii. 393 The ‘Kiss of Peace,’ bears the following amplified title—‘or, England and Rome at one on the Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist.’ 2. Enlarged in representation, exaggerated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] hyperbolical?a1475 overchargeda1542 magnificate1568 amplified1580 superlative1586 fulsome1602 hyperthetical?1611 hyperbolous1638 hyperbolic1646 bloata1657 exaggerated1725 overshot1774 overstuffed1808 overdrawn1841 fine-drawn1888 steep1895 larger-than-life1937 blown-up1961 1580 J. Baret Aluearie (rev. ed.) A 369 Words uttered by Hyperbole, amplified words, Verba superlata. a1616 Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. ii. 18, I haue beene The booke of his good Acts, whence men haue read His Fame vnparalell'd, happely amplified. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi ii. 56 This hint, a little amplified, saved us from the usual exactions. 3. Electr. (See amplify v. 2b.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > processes > [adjective] > amplifying or amplified amplifying1920 amplified1922 1922 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics II. 856/1 Energy coming in on either [telephone] line will in part go into R, which..sends out amplified energy to both lines. Draft additions September 2004 Of a musical instrument: connected to an amplifier, either directly or via a microphone; played through an amplifier. ΚΠ 1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 242/2 A dog may be made to howl melancholiously when certain notes are sounded upon an amplified zither. 1967 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 24 May 17/3, I don't think I could handle an amplified guitar. 1996 R. Niles et al. in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 74/2 A major turning point in the instrument's history was the advent of amplification: John Lee Williamson started playing amplified harmonica for club dates around 1946, as did namesake Sonny Boy Williamson II. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < adj.1573
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