Verb: magnify 'mag-ni,fI
- Make appear larger; make a larger copy
"magnify an image";
- blow up, enlarge
- Increase in size, volume or significance
"Her terror was magnified in her mind";
- amplify
- Describe or represent something in a way that makes it seem larger, better or more important than it actually is
"The report magnified trivial errors";
- overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise [Brit], amplify
Derived forms: magnified, magnifies, magnifying
Type of: disinform, enlarge, increase, misinform, mislead
Encyclopedia: Magnify