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Definition of Amplify
Amplify Amplify Am"pli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amplified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Amplifying.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See
Ample, -fy.]
1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the
like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.
2. (Rhet.) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat
copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to
expand; to make much of.
Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard
author, but much amplified by our English
translator. --Dryden.
Amplify Amplify Am"pli*fy, v. i.
1. To become larger. [Obs.]
Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But
further in did further amplify. --Fairfax.
2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument
or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on
or upon. --Watts.
He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject
he handles. --South.
