MAGNIFY meaning: Make something appear larger visually

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ verb:  (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, slang, obsolete) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.

Opposite:

minimize, reduce, decrease, diminish

Types:

zoom, enlarge, blow up, more...

Phrases:

to magnify one's self, to magnify one's self against, to magnify ones self, to magnify ones self against, opposite of magnify, more...

Adjectives:

much, present, second, lowest, sweet, high, convex, moderate, powerful

Colors:

blue, silver, gray, white, black, more...

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