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   amplify

   /ˈamplɪfʌɪ/

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   • 1. increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier: "the accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement" Similar loudenmake louderturn upincreasebooststep upraisemagnifyintensifyescalateswellheightenadd toaugmentsupplementOpposite reducequieten
   • ▪ 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"
   • 2. enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement): "the notes amplify information contained in the statement" Similar expandenlarge onelaborate onadd todevelopflesh outadd flesh toadd detail togo into detail aboutembroidersupplementaugmentreinforceOpposite condense
   • 3. make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence): "genomic DNA was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.

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   • 1. a person or device that amplifies or enlarges. 2. an electronic component or circuit for amplifying power, current, or voltage. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. An electronic device that increases the strength of a signal. 1.

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