MAGNIFY


Meaning of MAGNIFY in English

v.tr. (-ies, -ied)

1. make (a thing) appear larger than it is, as with a lens.

2 exaggerate.

3 intensify.

4 archaic extol, glorify.

Phrases and idioms:

magnifying glass a lens used to produce an enlarged image.

Derivatives:

magnifiable adj. magnifier n.

Etymology: ME f. OF magnifier or L magnificare (as MAGNIFICENT)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.