amplify
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- IPA (key): /ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: am‧pli‧fy
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- (transitive) To amplify something is to make more of it: larger, louder, or more in number.
- (transitive) if you amplify an image, you make it bigger.
- We can see the details of the bird more clearly if we amplify the photo.
- (transitive) If you amplify a sound, you make it louder.
- We will have to amplify your voice more, or the audience won't hear it.
- (transitive) If you amplify a description, you add more details and illustrations.