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Meaning and definition for "amplify" word

[verb] increase the volume of; "amplify sound"
[verb] exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
[verb] increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind."
[verb] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery"

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\Am"pli*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amplified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amplifying}.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See {Ample}, {-fy}.] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc. 2. (Rhet.) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator. --Dryden.
\Am"pli*fy\, v. i. 1. To become larger. [Obs.] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. --Fairfax. 2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on or upon. --Watts. He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles. --South.

Synonyms for amplify

blow up, exaggerate, expand, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, inflate, magnify, magnify, overdraw, overstate

Antonyms: downplay, minimise, minimize, understate

Related terms: add to, agent provocateur, aggrandize, bulk, bulk out, carry too far, draw the longbow, embellish, enlarge, expatiate, galvanize, overcharge, overdo, overestimate, overreach, parlay, puff, short, spell out, stretch, thicken, widen

The fun area, different aproach to word »amplify«

Let's analyse "amplify" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YFILPMA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1930 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- -- .--. .-.. .. ..-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: amplify: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: amplify: 1 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 9 + 6 + 7 = 37, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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