Definition of magnify
- v. t. - To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions
of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the
microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters.
- v. t. - To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or
respect in which one is held.
- v. t. - To praise highly; to land; to extol.
- v. t. - To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.
- v. i. - To have the power of causing objects to appear larger
than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects;
as, some lenses magnify but little.
- v. i. - To have effect; to be of importance or significance.