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magnify

DEFINITIONS OF: magnify

1

v increase in size, volume or significance

“Her terror was magnified in her mind”
Synonyms:
amplify
Type of:
enlarge
become larger or bigger

v make large

Synonyms:
blow up, enlarge
Antonyms:
reduce, scale down
make smaller
Type of:
increase
make bigger or more

v to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Synonyms:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate
Antonyms:
downplay, minimise, minimize, understate
represent as less significant or important
Types:
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overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress
place special or excessive emphasis on
blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
show off
aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad
add details to
glorify
cause to seem more splendid
puff
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
crow, gloat, triumph
dwell on with satisfaction
Type of:
misinform, mislead
give false or misleading information to
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