Definition of magnify

"magnify" in the verb sense

1. magnify, amplify

increase in size, volume or significance

"Her terror was magnified in her mind"

2. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

3. blow up, enlarge, magnify

make large

"blow up an image"

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Quotations for magnify

It is particularly worth observation that the more we magnify, by the assistance of glasses, the works of nature, the more regular and beautiful they appear, while it is quite different in respect to those of art, for when they are examined through a microscope we are astonished to find them so rough, so coarse and uneven, although they have been done with all imaginable care, by the best workmen. [ Sterne ]

magnify in Scrabble®

The word magnify is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters magnify:

MAGNIFY
(114 = 64 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word magnify

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In magnify

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magnify in Words With Friends™

The word magnify is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters magnify:

MAGNIFY
(131 = 96 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

magnify

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In magnify

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Words within the letters of magnify

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Words containing the sequence magnify

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Words with magnify in them (5 words)

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Word Growth involving magnify

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