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amplify

Pronunciation: /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/

The English word “amplify” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
  2. To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
  3. To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
  4. To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.

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