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单词 magnify
释义 mag·ni·fy
\-ˌfī\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English magnifien, from Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnificare, from magnificus noble, splendid, magnificent — more at magnificence
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to praise highly : extol, laud
  < while they magnified the art, they often belittled the artist — Havelock Ellis >
  < history, in every country, is so taught as to magnify that country — Bertrand Russell >
 b. : to increase the importance of : cause to be held in greater esteem or respect
  < on that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel — Jos 4:14 (NCE) >
2.
 a. : to make greater : add to : intensify, heighten
  < real drama … will use ugliness to magnify beauty — Alan Mickle >
  < felt her every weakness magnified and revealed in the fine mirror — Ethel Wilson >
 b. : to give a distorted view of : exaggerate
  < a simple mistake in judgment was often magnified to the proportions of a major crime — B.F.Fairless >
  < magnified the peril — Arnold Bennett >
  < material comfort and ease was magnified in contrast with the pains and risk of experimental creation — John Dewey >
3. : to enlarge in fact or in appearance
 < the microscope magnified the object 100 diameters >
intransitive verb
1. : to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are : to increase the apparent dimensions of objects
 < a glass that magnifies greatly >
2. now dialect Britain : to have importance : matter, signify
Synonyms: see exalt

- magnify oneself against
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