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magnifymagnify /ˈmægnəˌfaɪ/ verb (, magnified, magnifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYmagnifyOrigin: 1300-1400 French magnifier, from Latin magnificus; ➔ MAGNIFICENT VERB TABLEmagnify |
Present | I, you, we, they | magnify | | he, she, it | magnifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | magnified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have magnified | | he, she, it | has magnified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had magnified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will magnify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have magnified |
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Present | I | am magnifying | | he, she, it | is magnifying | | you, we, they | are magnifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was magnifying | | you, we, they | were magnifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been magnifying | | he, she, it | has been magnifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been magnifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be magnifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been magnifying |
1 science to make something look bigger than it is, especially using special equipment: Her eyes were magnified by her thick glasses. Binoculars magnify far-off objects.2to make something such as a problem have a much greater effect or power: Our lack of information magnified our mistakes.3to make something seem greater or more important than it really is SYN exaggerate: This report tends to magnify the risks involved.4biblical to praise God—magnifier noun [countable] |