[am.pli.fy] vb -fied ; -fy.ing [ME amplifien, fr. MF amplifier, fr. L amplificare, fr. amplus] vt (15c) 1: to expand (as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
2. a: to make larger or greater (as in amount, importance, or intensity): increase b: to increase the strength or amount of; esp: to make louder c: to cause (a gene or DNA sequence) to undergo amplification ~ vi: to expand one's remarks or ideas syn see expand