单词 | magnify |
释义 | magnify —magnifiable, adj. /mag"neuh fuy'/, v. , magnified, magnifying. v.t. 1. to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does. 2. to make greater in actual size; enlarge: to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco. 3. to cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate: to magnify one's difficulties. 4. to make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten: The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across. 5. Archaic. to extol; praise: to magnify the Lord. v.i. 6. to increase or be able to increase the apparent or actual size of an object. [1350-1400; ME magnifien < L magnificare. See MAGNI-, -FY] Syn. 2. augment, increase, amplify. 3. overstate. Ant. 1, 2. reduce. 3. minimize. |
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