magnify
verb
[ ˈmaɡnɪfʌɪ ]
• make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.
• "the retinal image will be magnified"
Similar:
enlarge,
boost,
enhance,
maximize,
increase,
augment,
extend,
expand,
amplify,
intensify,
heighten,
deepen,
broaden,
widen,
dilate,
blow up,
• praise highly; glorify.
• "praise the Lord and magnify Him"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘show honour to (God’) and ‘make greater’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great’. magnify (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.
