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  • 21magnify — mag·ni·fy mag nə .fī vb, fied; fy·ing vt to enlarge in appearance vi to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are * * * mag·ni·fy (magґnĭ fi) to cause to appear larger by the use of lenses or suitable mirrors …

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  • 22magnify — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, add to, adulate, agent provocateur, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annoy, apotheose, apotheosize, augment, ballyhoo, beatify, beef up, belaud, bepraise, bless, bless the Lord, bloat, blow up, boast of,… …

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  • 23magnify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enlarge, augment; laud, glorify. See increase, approbation, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To enlarge] Syn. amplify, blow up, expand; see increase 1 . 2. [To exaggerate] Syn. overstate,… …

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  • 24magnify — mag·ni·fy || mægnɪfaɪ v. enlarge, increase the size of; cause to appear larger (by means of lenses, etc.); exaggerate, make seem more important or serious …

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  • 25magnify — verb (magnifies, magnifying, magnified) 1》 make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.     ↘increase or intensify. 2》 archaic praise highly. Derivatives magnifier noun Origin ME: from OFr. magnifier or L.… …

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  • 26magnify — v. a. 1. Enlarge, augment, amplify, make great, increase the size of (to the eye). 2. Extol, exalt, elevate, celebrate, glorify, bless, laud, praise. 3. Exaggerate …

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  • 27magnify — verb 1) the lens magnifies the image Syn: enlarge, boost, enhance, maximize, increase, augment, extend, expand, amplify, intensify; informal blow up Ant: reduce 2) they magnified the problem …

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  • 28magnify — v 1. increase, enlarge, expand, aggrandize, greaten, amplify; augment, add to, build up; widen, broaden, distend, develop. 2. exaggerate, hyperbolize, overstate, overemphasize; color, embroider, enlarge upon; overreact, blow up, blow out of… …

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  • 29magnify — mag·ni·fy …

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  • 30magnify — verb Syn: enlarge, increase, augment, extend, expand, boost, enhance, maximize, amplify, intensify; informal blow up Ant: reduce, minimize, understate …

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