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Amplify

ˈamplɪfʌɪ

Amplify definitions

verb

Inflections:

amplifies amplifying amplified amplify

increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier

"the accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement"

Synonyms:
louden make louder turn up increase boost step up raise magnify intensify escalate swell heighten
- increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation)
  
  "the manufacturers have developed a system of amplifying the radio signal"
- make (something) more marked or intense
  
  "urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization"
enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement)

"the notes amplify information contained in the statement"

Synonyms:
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"