amplify

am·pli·fy

A0267200 (ăm′plə-fī′)v. am·pli·fied, am·pli·fy·ing, am·pli·fies v.tr.1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.3. To exaggerate.4. To produce amplification of: amplify an electrical signal.v.intr. To write or discourse at length; expatiate: Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.

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[Middle English amplifien, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificāre : amplus, large + -ficāre, -fy.]

amplify

(ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. (tr) to increase in size, extent, effect, etc, as by the addition of extra material; augment; enlarge; expand2. (Electronics) electronics to produce amplification of (electrical signals); increase the amplitude of (signals)3. (tr) US to exaggerate4. (intr) to expand or enlarge a speech, narrative, etc[C15: from Old French amplifier, ultimately from Latin amplificāre to enlarge, from amplus spacious + facere to make] ˈampliˌfiable adj

am•pli•fy

(ˈæm pləˌfaɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. 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. a. to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in. b. (not in technical use) to increase the loudness of (sound), esp. by mechanical or electronic means. v.i. 4. to discourse at length (usu. fol. by on). [1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French amplifier < Latin amplificāre to increase, augment. See ample, -i-, -fy] am′pli•fi`a•ble, adj.

amplify

Past participle: amplified
Gerund: amplifying

Imperative
amplify
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Present
I amplify
you amplify
he/she/it amplifies
we amplify
you amplify
they amplify

Preterite
I amplified
you amplified
he/she/it amplified
we amplified
you amplified
they amplified

Present Continuous
I am amplifying
you are amplifying
he/she/it is amplifying
we are amplifying
you are amplifying
they are amplifying

Present Perfect
I have amplified
you have amplified
he/she/it has amplified
we have amplified
you have amplified
they have amplified

Past Continuous
I was amplifying
you were amplifying
he/she/it was amplifying
we were amplifying
you were amplifying
they were amplifying

Past Perfect
I had amplified
you had amplified
he/she/it had amplified
we had amplified
you had amplified
they had amplified

Future
I will amplify
you will amplify
he/she/it will amplify
we will amplify
you will amplify
they will amplify

Future Perfect
I will have amplified
you will have amplified
he/she/it will have amplified
we will have amplified
you will have amplified
they will have amplified

Future Continuous
I will be amplifying
you will be amplifying
he/she/it will be amplifying
we will be amplifying
you will be amplifying
they will be amplifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been amplifying
you have been amplifying
he/she/it has been amplifying
we have been amplifying
you have been amplifying
they have been amplifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been amplifying
you will have been amplifying
he/she/it will have been amplifying
we will have been amplifying
you will have been amplifying
they will have been amplifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been amplifying
you had been amplifying
he/she/it had been amplifying
we had been amplifying
you had been amplifying
they had been amplifying

Conditional
I would amplify
you would amplify
he/she/it would amplify
we would amplify
you would amplify
they would amplify

Past Conditional
I would have amplified
you would have amplified
he/she/it would have amplified
we would have amplified
you would have amplified
they would have amplified

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	amplify - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"magnifyenlarge - become larger or bigger
	2.	amplify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, magnify, overdrawmisinform, mislead - give false or misleading information tooveremphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show offaggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to
	3.	amplify - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"inflate, expand, blow upincrease - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"puff up - make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
	4.	amplify - increase the volume of; "amplify sound"compound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

amplify

verb1. expand, raise, extend, boost, stretch, strengthen, increase, widen, intensify, heighten, deepen, enlarge, lengthen, magnify, augment, dilate The music was amplified with microphones.
expand reduce, decrease, cut down, curtail, condense, boil down2. go into detail, develop, explain, expand, supplement, elaborate, augment, flesh out, round out, enlarge on, expatiate Intelligent guesswork must be used to amplify the facts.
go into detail simplify, abbreviate, abridge

amplify

verb1. To make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.Informal: beef up.2. To express at greater length or in greater detail:develop, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, labor.3. To increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of sound:elevate, heighten, raise.

Translations

放大详述

amplify

(ˈӕmplifai) verb1. to make larger, especially by adding details to. 詳述 详述2. to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier. 放大 放大ˌamplifiˈcation (-fi-) noun 放大 放大ˈamplifier noun a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness. You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment. 放大器 放大器