magnify
US: /ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪ/
UK: /mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ/
UK: /mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
magnify /'mægnifai/
- ngoại động từ
- làm to ra, phóng to, mở rộng
- a mocroscope magnifies things: kính hiển vi làm vật trông to ra
- thổi phồng, tán dương quá đáng
- to magnify dangers: thổi phồng những sự nguy hiểm
- to magnify a trifling incident: thổi phồng một sự việc bình thường
- làm to ra, phóng to, mở rộng
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb (magnifies, magnifying, magnified, magnified) [VN]
1 to make sth look bigger than it really is, for example by using a LENS or MICROSCOPE: bacteria magnified to 1 000 times their actual size + an image magnified by a factor of 4
2 to make sth bigger, louder or stronger: The sound was magnified by the high roof. + The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
3 to make sth seem more important or serious than it really is
Synonym: EXAGGERATE
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 enlarge, expand, amplify, inflate, increase, augment, exaggerate, heighten, build up, boost, dramatize, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate; overstate, Colloq blow up, make a mountain out of a molehill:
Tiny errors in the beginning are magnified later on. I fear that he has magnified its importance out of all proportion
2 enlarge, blow up:
They had to magnify the photograph to read the registration number of the stolen car.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
greatly, highly, hugely
The daring of his exploits had been hugely magnified by constant telling.
PHRASES
magnify sth 10, 100, etc. times
The picture shows the insect's head magnified ten times.
Concise English dictionary
magnified|magnifies|magnifying'mægnɪfaɪ
verb
+increase in size, volume or significance
+to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
+make large
