amplify
To render larger, more extended, or more intenseTo render larger, more extended, or more intense.
» We need to amplify their voice.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
amplify the loudspeaker
amplify a telescope
verstärken, vergrößern
увеличиватьuveličivatj
(transitive)To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
ausschmücken
(transitive)To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
amplify a signal. It's amplified so you can hear the audio.
verstärken
усиливатьusilivatj
increase the volume of
To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
Examples
14 sentencesWe need to amplify their voice.
They amplified their argument by new facts.
ruОни подкрепили свой довод новыми фактами.
Silence often amplifies my thoughts rather than easing them.
Criticism from others amplifies the insecurities that constantly haunt me.
I just want to amplify my understanding of the world.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed froInherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.
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Forms
amplifies, amplifying, amplified, amplifiedSynonyms
9 synonyms- increase in size, volume or significance:magnify
- exaggerate or make bigger:inflateblow upexpand
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth:overstateexaggerateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnify
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle