Magnify | Mean of magnify in English Dictionary
/ˈmægnəˌfaɪ/
- Verb
- to make (something) greater
- The sound was magnified by the calm air.
- Their health problems have been magnified [=worsened] by unsanitary living conditions.
- Her successful handling of the crisis has magnified [=increased, improved] her chances to win reelection.
- to make (something) seem greater or more important than it is
- His failures have been magnified by the success of his friends.
- I don't want to magnify the importance of these problems.
- to make (something) appear larger
- The lens magnified the image 100 times.
- a magnified view of the image