magnify

/'mægnifai/
Học thuật
Thân thiện
magnify

The scientist uses a magnifying glass to examine a small insect.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make something appear larger than it actually is: To increase the apparent size of an object, typically using an optical instrument like a lens or microscope.
    • To exaggerate or overstate: To describe something as greater, more important, or more serious than it really is; to amplify beyond the truth.
    • To increase the significance or intensity of something: To cause a feeling, problem, or effect to seem more important or severe.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • A microscope can magnify a tiny cell so that we can see its structure.
    • He tends to magnify small problems, turning them into major crises.
    • Fear can magnify the perceived threat of a harmless situation.
Advanced Usage
  • "to magnify the importance of": to treat something as much more important than it is.
    • The media often magnifies the importance of celebrity gossip.
  • "to magnify a sound/image": to amplify a sound or enlarge a digital image.
    • The software allows you to magnify the image without losing too much detail.
Variants and Related Words
  • Magnification (n): The process of magnifying or the degree to which something is magnified.
    • The magnification of the telescope is 50x.
  • Magnifier (n): A lens or device used to magnify objects.
    • She used a magnifier to read the fine print.
  • Magnifying (adj): Serving to magnify.
    • A magnifying glass.
Synonyms
  • Enlarge: To make or become bigger.
  • Amplify: To increase the volume or intensity; to expand upon.
  • Exaggerate: To represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
  • Overstate: To state too strongly; to exaggerate.
Antonyms
  • Minimize: To represent something as less important than it is; to reduce.
  • Reduce: To make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
  • Understate: To describe or represent something as less than it is.
Related Phrases
  • Magnify out of proportion: To exaggerate something excessively.
    • By constantly worrying, she magnified the issue out of all proportion.
magnify

The scientist uses a magnifying glass to examine a small insect.

Verb
  1. make large
    • blow up an image
  2. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
    • tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
  3. increase in size, volume or significance
    • Her terror was magnified in her mind

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ trái nghĩa

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "magnify"