amplify
Collocations
4VERB + AMPLIFY
mistake, need, try, want
AMPLIFY + NOUN
loudspeaker, microscope, nobody, opportunity, strengths, telescope
PREP.
with
ADV.
actually
Definitions
verb
To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
amplify the loudspeaker
amplify a telescope
To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator.
GCN asked Gill just who this law was aimed at. "Child abusers" he responded. He would not amplify on what he meant by child abusers.
To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
amplify a signal
To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — increase in size, volume or significance
verb — to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Antonyms
- understate
- minimize
- minimise
- downplay
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6amplify the loudspeaker
Wiktionaryamplify a telescope
Wiktionaryamplify a microscope
WiktionaryTry to amplify your opportunity.
Tatoeba · #10856906It was a mistake to amplify this debate with thoughtless responses.
Tatoeba · #10923842Nobody cares what you're bad at, and neither should you. Amplify your strengths. Nobody will see the rest.
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