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- pronunciation:
- aem
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
amplifies, amplifying, amplified |
definition 1: |
to make larger or greater.
The new hearing aids amplify sound better than the older types.Anxiety can amplify physical symptoms.
- 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.
Hearing aids convert sound waves to electrical signals and then amplify the signals.A transistor can amplify electrical current or voltage.- 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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