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单词 magnify
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magnify

​verb transitive
UK /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theymagnify
he/she/itmagnifies
present participlemagnifying
past tensemagnified
past participlemagnified
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to make something appear bigger than it really is

    Thick spectacles magnified his eyes.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something larger
    enlarge
    maximize
    scale up
    1. 1a
      to make something appear more important, severe, or dangerous than it really is

      They have no need to magnify the importance of their achievements.

      Synonyms and related words
      To exaggerate and overstate
      aggrandise
      aggrandize
      exaggerate
  2. 2
    to increase the size, strength, or power of something

    Our fear and confusion only magnified the problem.

    Synonyms and related words
    To increase, or to increase something
    increase
    go up
    add to
  3. 3
    an old word meaning ‘to praise God’
    Synonyms and related words
    Praising and worshipping a god or gods
    adoration
    alleluia
    devotions

magnify

​verb transitive
US /ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theymagnify
he/she/itmagnifies
present participlemagnifying
past tensemagnified
past participlemagnified
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to make something appear bigger than it really is

    Thick spectacles magnified his eyes.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something larger
    enlarge
    magnify
    maximize
    1. 1a
      to make something appear more important, severe, or dangerous than it really is

      They have no need to magnify the importance of their achievements.

      Synonyms and related words
      To exaggerate and overstate
      aggrandise
      aggrandize
      exaggerate
  2. 2
    to increase the size, strength, or power of something

    Our fear and confusion only magnified the problem.

    Synonyms and related words
    To increase, or to increase something
    increase
    add to
    raise
  3. 3
    an old word meaning “to praise God”
    Synonyms and related words
    Praising and worshipping a god or gods
    adoration
    alleluia
    devotions
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