Amplify

Definition of Amplify

Am´pli`fy

v. t.	1.	To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; - used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc. [imp. & p. p. Amplified ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Amplifying.]
	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.
v. i.	1.	To become larger. 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. He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles. - South.

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