verb (magnifies, magnifying, magnified, magnified) [VN]
1 to make sth look bigger than it really is, for example by using a LENS or MICROSCOPE:
bacteria magnified to 1000 times their actual size * an image magnified by a factor of 4
2 to make sth bigger, louder or stronger:
The sound was magnified by the high roof. * The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
3 to make sth seem more important or serious than it really is
SYNEXAGGERATE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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