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magnify

[mag-nuh-fahy] / ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ /
VERB
enlarge, intensify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate amplify deepen enhance heighten inflate multiply
STRONG
aggrandize augment bless boost dignify dilate distend ennoble eulogize exalt expand extend glorify hike increase mount pad pyramid redouble rise rouse sweeten swell
WEAK
blow up build up hike up intensate jack up jump up run up step up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compress contract decrease lessen reduce soften
STRONG
abridge belittle castigate condemn criticize debase decline degrade disgrace drop fall humiliate lower shame shorten shrink slump
WEAK
diminish miniaturize play down weaken
VERB
exaggerate, blow out of proportion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate enhance inflate overestimate overstate
STRONG
boost color dramatize embellish embroider fudge overcharge overdo overdraw overemphasize overplay overrate overstress pad pyramid
WEAK
blow up make mountain of molehill puff up
Antonyms
STRONG
simplify
WEAK
decrease diminish lessen miniaturize play down weaken

Example Sentences

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Fire, which is this year’s element, tends to magnify the animal’s personality.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Mr. Amodei says AI will magnify wealth disparities and cause massive unemployment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Much of that money will be squandered on capabilities that do more to magnify our weaknesses than to sharpen our strengths.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

This approach revealed how an early viral infection can magnify the impact of inherited allergy risk.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

If you could magnify this Manhattan and if it were full of viruses, you would see little figures clustered like the lunch crowd on Fifth Avenue.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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