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amplify
What does amplify mean?
amplify (verb): to render larger, more extended, or more intense.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce amplify?
/ˈæmpləˌfaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does amplify come from?
Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “amplify” mean?
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
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bring into common action, movement, or condition
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to render larger, more extended, or more intense
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to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
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