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Definition of: magnify
(mag′nə·fī) v.t. ·fied, ·fy·ing
1. To increase the apparent size of, as by a microscope.
2. To increase the size of; enlarge.
3. To cause to seem greater or more important.
4. Archaic To extol; exalt. See synonyms under AGGRAVATE, INCREASE, PRAISE. [<OF magnifier <L magnificare <magnificus. See MAGNIFICENCE.]
—mag′ni·fi′a·ble adjective
—mag′ni·fi′er noun
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