AMPLIFY


Meaning of AMPLIFY in English

v.

Pronunciation: - ˌ f ī

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing

Etymology: Middle English amplifien, from Middle French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

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 especially : to make louder c : to cause (a gene or DNA sequence) to undergo amplification

intransitive verb : to expand one's remarks or ideas

synonyms see EXPAND

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