🔍magnify

Meaning

to make something appear larger or more important than it really is

to make something appear larger; to increase the importance or effect of something

Example Sentences

The microscope can magnify tiny cells.

The microscope can magnify tiny objects for better observation.

Example Expressions

magnify the problem

Synonyms

enlarge, amplify, expand, exaggerate, intensify, increase

Entry 1

enlarge, amplify, expand, exaggerate, intensify

Entry 2

enlarge, amplify, increase, expand

Antonyms

reduce, diminish, shrink, minimize

Entry 1

reduce, diminish, shrink

Entry 2

reduce, minimize, diminish, shrink

Collocations

magnify glass, magnify image, magnify problem, magnify details, magnify sound, magnify greatly, magnify ten times

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magnify glass, magnify image, magnify problem, magnify details

Entry 2

magnify image, magnify problem, magnify sound, magnify greatly, magnify ten times