| 单词 | amplify |
| 释义 | amplify —amplifiable, adj. /am"pleuh fuy'/, v. , amplified, amplifying. v.t. 1. to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend. 2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding. 3. Elect. to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in. 4. Archaic. to exaggerate. v.i. 5. to discourse at length; expatiate or expand one's remarks, speech, etc. (usually fol. by on): The preacher amplified on the theme of brotherly love. [1375-1425; late ME amplifyen < MF amplifier < L amplificare to increase, augment. See AMPLE, -IFY] Syn. 1. increase, intensify, heighten. 2. widen, broaden, develop. Ant. 1. contract, reduce. 2. condense, abridge. |
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