magnify

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially god). (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. (defdate, from 17th c.) .

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