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1 amplify
['æmplɪfaɪ]1) tecn. amplificare2) ampliare, sviluppare [account, concept, statement]* * *1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) ampliare; esagerare2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) amplificare•- amplifier* * *['æmplɪfaɪ]1) tecn. amplificare2) ampliare, sviluppare [account, concept, statement]
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amplify — ► VERB (amplifies, amplified) 1) increase the volume or strength of (sound or electrical signals). 2) add detail to (a story or statement). DERIVATIVES amplification noun. ORIGIN Latin amplificare, from amplus large, abundant … English terms dictionary
amplify — verb Amplify is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑microphone Amplify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect, ↑signal … Collocations dictionary
amplify — I verb add to, augment, delineate, develop, elaborate, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, specify, specify in greater detail II index accrue (increase), accumulate (enlarge), aggravate ( … Law dictionary
amplify — verb (T) 1 to make a sound louder, especially musical sound: an amplified guitar 2 formal to explain something that you have said by giving more information about it: Would you care to amplify that remark? 3 formal to emphasize the importance of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
amplify — verb 1) the sound from an electric guitar was meant to be amplified Syn: make louder, louden, turn up, magnify, intensify, increase, boost, step up, raise Ant: quieten 2) these notes amplify our statement … Thesaurus of popular words
amplify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English amplifien, from Middle French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to expand (as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer … New Collegiate Dictionary
amplify — verb /ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/ a) To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; mdash;used especially of loudspeakers, telescopes, microscopes, etc. b) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars,… … Wiktionary
amplify — verb (amplifies, amplifying, amplified) 1》 increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier. ↘increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation). 2》 make (a statement) more detailed. 3》 make more marked or… … English new terms dictionary
amplify — [[t]æ̱mplɪfaɪ[/t]] amplifies, amplifying, amplified 1) VERB If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment. [V n] This landscape seemed to trap and amplify sounds... [V n] The music was amplified with… … English dictionary
amplify — [c]/ˈæmpləfaɪ / (say ampluhfuy) verb (amplified, amplifying) –verb (t) 1. to make larger or greater; enlarge; extend. 2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details, illustration, etc. 3. Electricity to increase the amplitude of (impulses… …
amplify — UK [ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms amplify : present tense I/you/we/they amplify he/she/it amplifies present participle amplifying past tense amplified past participle amplified 1) to make sounds louder 2) formal to explain… … English dictionary