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Third Person
magnifies
Present Participle
magnifying
Past Tense
magnified
Past Participle
magnified
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to make something seem more significant, serious, or extreme than it really is
- The media tends to magnify minor incidents into major scandals.
- She magnified the problem to get attention.
- Critics magnified the flaws in the performance.
- Don't magnify your mistakes; focus on solutions.
- Social media can magnify public outrage quickly.
Synonyms:
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to make something seem bigger
- The microscope magnifies tiny cells so we can see them.
- This lens can magnify objects up to ten times their size.
- Cartographers magnified the city on the map for clarity.
- The camera magnified the distant mountain peak.
- Using binoculars magnifies distant birds.
Antonyms:
3
to exaggerate beyond the truth
- Politicians often magnify risks to gain support.
- He magnified his achievements in the interview.
- The story was magnified until it sounded unbelievable.
- Critics magnified the actor's errors for effect.
- Social gossip tends to magnify minor events.
Antonyms:
4
to cause something to sound louder by using special equipment
- The amplifier was used to magnify the guitarist's music during the concert.
- The hearing aid helped to magnify the sounds around him, making conversations easier to follow.
- In the control room, technicians worked to magnify the audio signals for the broadcast.
- The sound engineer adjusted the levels to magnify the bass in the track.