transcription, транскрипция: [ mægnɪfaɪ ]
( magnifies, magnifying, magnified)
1.
To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror.
This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times...
A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.
...magnifying lenses.
= enlarge
≠ reduce
VERB : V n n , V n , V-ing
2.
To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity.
Their noises were magnified in the still, wet air.
VERB : V n
3.
If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details...
= exaggerate
VERB : V n