magnifiedadj.

Brit.

/ˈmaɡnᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪd/

Forms: 1500s magnifiit (Scottish), 1500s– magnified, 1600s–1700s magnify'd.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: magnify v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < magnify v. + -ed suffix¹.

†1. Extolled, lauded. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adjective] > commended or praised

losedc1305

herieda1400

praiseda1400

flatteredc1440

commended1477

magnified1554

soothed1601

extolled1632

cried-up1642

lauded1824

acclaimed1867

1554 in Bannatyne Misc. (1855) III. 68 Ane magnifiit and prepotent lord.

1587 F. Clement Petie Schole sig. Bviij Hippomachus..bad him cease his magnified melodie.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. vi. 22 The magnified Virgil.

1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 190 The illustrious Copies drawn by their fair and magnified hands.

1664 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix To Rdr. 185 Those worthily magnified elucubrations of Mr. Joseph Mede.

1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) iv. vii. 360 They are far enough from receiving any Help from the Contemplation of these, or the like magnified Maxims.

2. Enlarged to the sight; physically enlarged; extended or exaggerated (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [adjective]

augmenting1621

magnified1831

amplifying1867

magnifying1901

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics v. 51 When such a lens is used to magnify the magnified image produced by another lens, the two lenses together constitute a compound microscope.

1852 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. xii. 151 This is but prudence after all, it is but magnified selfishness carried on into eternity.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxviii. 217 Her hands showing curves and dimples like a magnified baby's.

a1898 J. Caird Fund. Ideas Christianity (1899) I. ii. 57 Ordinary thought..finds no impossibility in representing to itself a personality who is simply a magnified man.

1915 A. Huxley Let. Oct. (1969) 79 A sort of magnified Fabian society state, organised even further than at present.

1967 House & Garden June 88/4 Bathroom scales..with magnified reading panel.

1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xxiii. 163 Behind the thick lenses of her glasses, Mrs Schwartz's magnified eyes suddenly filled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magnified
释义	magnifiedadj. Brit. /ˈmaɡnᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪd/ Forms: 1500s magnifiit (Scottish), 1500s– magnified, 1600s–1700s magnify'd. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: magnify v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < magnify v. + -ed suffix¹. †1. Extolled, lauded. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adjective] > commended or praised losedc1305 herieda1400 praiseda1400 flatteredc1440 commended1477 magnified1554 soothed1601 extolled1632 cried-up1642 lauded1824 acclaimed1867 1554 in Bannatyne Misc. (1855) III. 68 Ane magnifiit and prepotent lord. 1587 F. Clement Petie Schole sig. Bviij Hippomachus..bad him cease his magnified melodie. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. vi. 22 The magnified Virgil. View more context for this quotation 1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 190 The illustrious Copies drawn by their fair and magnified hands. 1664 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix To Rdr. 185 Those worthily magnified elucubrations of Mr. Joseph Mede. 1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) iv. vii. 360 They are far enough from receiving any Help from the Contemplation of these, or the like magnified Maxims. 2. Enlarged to the sight; physically enlarged; extended or exaggerated (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [adjective] augmenting1621 magnified1831 amplifying1867 magnifying1901 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics v. 51 When such a lens is used to magnify the magnified image produced by another lens, the two lenses together constitute a compound microscope. 1852 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. xii. 151 This is but prudence after all, it is but magnified selfishness carried on into eternity. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxviii. 217 Her hands showing curves and dimples like a magnified baby's. a1898 J. Caird Fund. Ideas Christianity (1899) I. ii. 57 Ordinary thought..finds no impossibility in representing to itself a personality who is simply a magnified man. 1915 A. Huxley Let. Oct. (1969) 79 A sort of magnified Fabian society state, organised even further than at present. 1967 House & Garden June 88/4 Bathroom scales..with magnified reading panel. 1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xxiii. 163 Behind the thick lenses of her glasses, Mrs Schwartz's magnified eyes suddenly filled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1554
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