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Meaning and definition for "magnify" word

[verb] (photography) make large; "blow up an image"
[verb] increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind."
[verb] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery"

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\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 appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters. The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one . . . be proportionately magnified. --Grew. 2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held. On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel. --Joshua iv. 14. 3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic] O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. --Ps. xxxiv. 3. 4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty. {To magnify one's self} (Script.), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast. {To magnify one's self against} (Script.), to oppose with pride.
\Mag"ni*fy\, v. i. 1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little. 2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant & Obs.] --Spectator. {Magnifying glass}, a lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of objects seen through it.

Synonyms for magnify

amplify, amplify, blow up, enlarge, exaggerate, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate

Antonyms: downplay, minimise, minimize, reduce, scale down, understate

Related terms: amplify, boast of, boost, build up, concentrate, consolidate, embellish, ennoble, flatter, increase, key up, overdo, overemphasize, overestimate, overpraise, overspeak, praise, pump up, sing praises, tout, travesty, trumpet

The fun area, different aproach to word »magnify«

Let's analyse "magnify" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YFINGAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1930 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- .- --. -. .. ..-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: magnify: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: magnify: 4 + 1 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 7 = 39, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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