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• Enlarge — En*large , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlarged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enlarging}.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en (L. in) + F. large wide. See {Large}.] 1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• enlarge — I verb add to, aggrandize, amplificare, amplify, annex, augere, augment, broaden, build, build up, develop, dilatare, dilate, distend, elaborate, enhance, escalate, exaggerate, expatiate, extend, fatten, fill out, grow, increase, inflate,… …   Law dictionary

• magnify — I verb add to, aggrandize, amplificare, amplify, augere, augment, balloon, boost, broaden, build up, cause growth, deepen, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, exaggerare, exaggerate, exalt, expand, extend, glorify, heighten, idealize, increase, increase …   Law dictionary

• Magnify — Mag ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See {Magnific}.] 1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• magnify — [v1] enlarge, intensify aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, augment, bless, blow up, boost, build up, deepen, dignify, dilate, distend, enhance, ennoble, eulogize, exalt, expand, extend, glorify, heighten, hike, hike up, increase, inflate, intensate …   New thesaurus

• magnify — [mag′nə fī΄] vt. magnified, magnifying [ME magnifien < OFr magnifier < L magnificare, to make much of, esteem highly, LL(Ec), to worship < magnus, great (see MAGNI ) + facere, to make, DO1] 1. Rare to make greater in size, status, or… …   English World dictionary

• magnify — *exalt, aggrandize Analogous words: extol, *praise, laud, acclaim, eulogize: enlarge, increase, augment: *expand, amplify, distend, swell, inflate, dilate Antonyms: minimize, belittle Contrasted words: *decry, depreciate, detract, derogate:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• enlarge — increase, augment, multiply Analogous words: *extend, lengthen, elongate, prolong, protract: amplify, *expand, distend, dilate, inflate: magnify, aggrandize (see EXALT) Contrasted words: *thin, attenuate, extenuate: abridge, abbreviate, *shorten …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• enlarge — [v] make or grow bigger; increase add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef up*, blow up*, boost, broaden, build, bulk, develop, diffuse, dilate, distend, elaborate, elongate, embroider, exaggerate, expand, expatiate, extend, give details, grow …   New thesaurus

• magnify — [[t]mæ̱gnɪfaɪ[/t]] magnifies, magnifying, magnified 1) VERB To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror. [V n n] This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times... [V… …   English dictionary

• magnify — magnifiable, adj. /mag neuh fuy /, v., magnified, magnifying. v.t. 1. to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does. 2. to make greater in actual size; enlarge: to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco. 3. to cause to seem greater or… …   Universalium