magnify
Verb
Verb Forms: magnified, magnifying, magnifies
- To make something appear larger than it actually is.
- increase in size, volume or significance
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- make large
- To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
- To make (something) larger or more important.
- To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.
- To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
- To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
Examples
- A bonus square can magnify a good word into a game-changing play.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English magnifien, from Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus.
Synonyms
amplify, blow up, enlarge, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
magnify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmagnify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
magnify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary