Main Entry: am·pli·fy

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 verb 1 : to expand (as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
2 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