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am·pli·fy
 amplify
- pronunciation:
- aem
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
amplified, amplifies, amplifying |
| definition 1: |
to make larger or greater.
The new hearing aids amplify sound better than the older types.
- synonyms:
- enlarge, expand, increase
- antonyms:
- abridge, attenuate, condense, decrease, diminish, mute
- similar words:
- boost, broaden, elongate, extend, intensify, lengthen, magnify, multiply, strengthen, thicken, widen
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| definition 2: |
to expand upon or clarify, as by adding details or illustrations.
I'd like to amplify my response to your earlier question.- synonyms:
- augment, develop, elaborate, enlarge, expand, explain
- antonyms:
- abridge, condense
- similar words:
- clarify, detail, elucidate, embroider, exaggerate, expatiate, hyperbolize, illustrate, magnify, overstate, stretch, supplement, unfold
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| definition 3: |
in electrical terminology, to increase the current, amplitude, voltage, or power of.
- antonyms:
- attenuate
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| related words: |
augment, blow up, compound, dilate, enhance, expand, fortify, increase, inflate, make much of, underscore |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to expand one's ideas or remarks at length.
- synonyms:
- elaborate, elucidate, expand, explain
- similar words:
- dilate, enlarge, expound, hyperbolize, illustrate, magnify, stretch, unfold
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