(magnifies, ~ing, magnified)
1.
To ~ 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 ~ the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.
...~ing lenses.
= enlarge
? reduce
VERB: V n n, V n, V-ing
2.
To ~ 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 ~ something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is.
They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time ~ing ridiculous details...
= exaggerate
VERB: V n