magnify
verb
mag·ni·fy
ˈmag-nə-ˌfī 
magnified; magnifying
1
2
a
: to increase in significance : intensify
… real drama … will use ugliness to magnify beauty …—
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b
: exaggerate
magnifies every minor issue to crisis proportions
3
: to enlarge in fact or in appearance
The lens magnified the image 100 times.
: to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are
a glass that magnifies greatly
Examples of magnify in a Sentence
The sound was magnified by the calm air.
His failures have been magnified by the success of his friends.
I don't want to magnify the importance of these problems.
The lens magnified the image 100 times.
a magnified view of the image
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Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Now, his individual struggles are magnified by the significantly stronger roster around him.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
The high summer gloom magnified the nightmarish fairytale of it all.
—Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
That is amplified for players like Jeffrey Viel, whose physical nature has been magnified further in the postseason.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for magnify
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“Magnify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnify. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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magnify
verb
mag·ni·fy
ˈmag-nə-ˌfī
magnified; magnifying
2
a
: to increase in importance
b
3
: to enlarge in fact or in appearance
a microscope magnifies an object seen through it
magnifier
noun
-ˌfī(-ə)r
Medical Definition
magnify
verb
mag·ni·fy
ˈmag-nə-ˌfī
magnified; magnifying
: to enlarge in appearance
: to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are
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