amplify
verb
[ ˈamplɪfʌɪ ]
• increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.
• "the accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement"
Similar:
louden,
make louder,
turn up,
increase,
boost,
step up,
raise,
magnify,
intensify,
escalate,
swell,
heighten,
add to,
augment,
supplement,
• enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement).
• "the notes amplify information contained in the statement"
Similar:
expand,
enlarge on,
elaborate on,
add to,
develop,
flesh out,
add flesh to,
add detail to,
go into detail about,
embroider,
supplement,
augment,
reinforce,
• make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence).
• "genomic DNA was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.
