| VERB | change | amplify, magnify | increase in size, volume or significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | amplify, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | |
| change | amplify, inflate, blow up, expand | exaggerate or make bigger | |
| change | amplify | increase the volume of |
| Sounds | ae'mplahfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | increase in size, volume or significance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | magnify | |
| Broader | enlarge | Become larger or bigger |
| Spanish | amplificar, magnificar | |
| Catalan | amplificar, magnificar | |
| Nouns | amplifier | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it |
| Meaning | To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify | |
| Narrower | boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade | show off |
| embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise | add details to | |
| overemphasize, overemphasise, overstress | place special or excessive emphasis on | |
| Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
| Opposite | understate, minimize, minimise, downplay | represent as less significant or important |
| Spanish | ampliar, exagerar, magnificar | |
| Catalan | ampliar, exagerar, magnificar | |
| Meaning | exaggerate or make bigger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | inflate, blow up, expand | |
| Narrower | puff up | make larger / larger or distend |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Spanish | ampliar, amplificar, ensanchar, expandir | |
| Catalan | ampliar, amplificar, eixamplar, estendre, expandir, inflar | |
| Meaning | increase the volume of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "amplify sound" | |
| Broader | intensify, compound, heighten, deepen | make more intense, stronger, or more marked |
| Spanish | amplificar | |
| Catalan | amplificar | |
| Nouns | amplifier | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it |
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