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amplify

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Main Entry:
am·pli·fy 
          Listen to the pronunciation of amplify
Pronunciation:
\-ˌfī\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
am·pli·fied; am·pli·fy·ing
Etymology:
Middle English amplifien, from Middle French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus
Date:
15th century
transitive verb1: to expand (as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis2 a: to make larger or greater (as in amount, importance, or intensity) : increase b: to increase the strength or amount of ; especially : to make louder c: to cause (a gene or DNA sequence) to undergo amplificationintransitive verb: to expand one's remarks or ideas
synonyms see expand


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