WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Am"pli*fy
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amplified; p. pr. & vb. n. Amplifying.]
Etymology : [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See Ample, -fy.]
Definition : 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

2. (Rhet.)

Defn: To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator. Dryden.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Am"pli*fy
Part of Speech : v. i.
Definition : 1. To become larger. [Obs.] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. Fairfax.

2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on or upon. Watts. He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles. South.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913