Amplify — synonyms, definition

1. amplify (Verb)

AMP add to aggrandise aggrandize aggravate augment bloat blow up boost broaden build bulge bulk caricature develop dilate distend dramatise dramatize elaborate • • •

amplify (Verb) — Increase in size, volume or significance. ex. "Her terror was amplified in her mind"

amplify (Verb) — To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. ex. "tended to romanticize and amplify this 'gracious Old South' imagery"

amplify (Verb) — Exaggerate or make bigger. ex. "The charges were amplified"

amplify (Verb) — Increase the volume of. ex. "amplify sound"

compound deepen disinform enlarge heighten increase intensify misinform mislead aggrandise aggrandize blow blow up bluster boast brag dramatise dramatize embellish embroider gas gasconade lard overemphasise overemphasize overstress pad puff up shoot a line • • •