magnify
gb/mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ/ us/mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ/
B2
Inglés
Acepciones
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Verbo
B2
action
1
make something look bigger
To make something look bigger.
Patrón de uso:
magnify [something]
Error frecuente:
In this sense, magnify is about how something looks (often using a device), not about making the real object bigger.
Sinónimos
enlarge (General word for making something appear bigger, including on screens.)
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zoom in (Common for cameras and digital displays.)
Antónimos
reduce (Make something appear smaller, especially an image or text.)
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shrink (Make something appear smaller in size.)
Colocaciones
magnify an image
|magnify a photo
|magnify text
|magnify the screen
|magnify small details
|magnify the view
|magnify an object
|magnify a specimen
|magnify the print
|magnify the picture
Temas
technology
|science
|daily_life
Ejemplos
- You can magnify the map to see the street names clearly.
- The microscope magnifies the cells thousands of times.
- I magnified the PDF so I could read the small print.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Please magnify the picture.
- This tool magnifies the text.
Verbo
C1
action
2
make something seem more serious
To make something seem bigger or worse than it is.
Patrón de uso:
magnify [a problem/fear/fault]; be magnified
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes use magnify when they mean solve or improve; magnify means to make seem bigger, often in a negative way.
Sinónimos
exaggerate (Direct and common; stresses making something seem larger than reality.)
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overstate (More formal; often used for claims or descriptions.)
Antónimos
minimize (Make something seem less important or less serious.)
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downplay (Intentionally present something as less serious.)
Colocaciones
magnify a problem
|magnify a minor issue
|magnify fears
|magnify a mistake
|magnify faults
|magnify differences
|magnify risks
|magnify concerns
|magnify tensions
|magnify doubts
Temas
communication
|emotions
|daily_life
Ejemplos
- Social media can magnify minor disagreements into big conflicts.
- He tended to magnify every small setback at work.
- The news report magnified the danger and frightened people unnecessarily.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Don’t magnify the problem.
- She magnified a small mistake.
Verbo
C1
action
3
increase the effect or impact
To make an effect stronger or bigger.
Patrón de uso:
magnify [the effect/impact/consequences]; magnify [something] through [something]
Error frecuente:
Magnify can mean a real increase in impact (not only exaggeration). Context usually shows whether it is perception or actual effect.
Sinónimos
amplify (Often used for signals, sound, and effects; stresses boosting strength.)
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intensify (Stresses becoming stronger or more extreme over time.)
Antónimos
reduce (Make the effect or impact smaller.)
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mitigate (Reduce harmful effects, especially of risks or damage.)
Colocaciones
magnify the impact
|magnify the effect
|magnify the consequences
|magnify an error
|magnify the damage
|magnify the risk
|magnify inequalities
|magnify the cost
|magnify the benefits
|magnify volatility
Temas
science
|business
|technology
Ejemplos
- Small data-entry mistakes can magnify into major accounting errors.
- The new policy magnified the impact of small pay differences.
- Dry weather can magnify the risk of wildfires.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- This can magnify the impact.
- A small error can magnify quickly.
Verbo
literary
C1
action
4
praise and glorify (religious)
To praise someone very strongly (often God).
Patrón de uso:
magnify [God/the Lord]; magnify [someone/something]
Error frecuente:
This meaning is most common in religious or older-style writing; in everyday speech people usually say praise or glorify.
Sinónimos
glorify (Common in religious contexts; emphasizes giving glory.)
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praise (More everyday; emphasizes saying good things about someone.)
Antónimos
denigrate (Speak about someone as if they are not worthy of respect.)
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condemn (Express strong disapproval rather than honor.)
Colocaciones
magnify the Lord
|magnify God
|magnify His name
|magnify your name
|magnify your glory
|magnify the Creator
Temas
religion
|literature
Ejemplos
- The choir sang to magnify the Lord.
- The hymn invites believers to magnify God for his goodness.
- In the poem, the speaker magnifies the beauty of creation.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They magnified the Lord in song.
- We magnify God in prayer.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
magnify
AFI
GB/mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ/
US/mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ/
Sílabas y acento
mag - ni - fy (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (mag)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: magnify
- 3rd Person Singular: magnifies
- Present Participle: magnifying
- Past: magnified
Familia de palabras
Forms
magnifies
verb
magnifying
verb
magnified
verb
Core family
magnification
noun
magnifier
noun
Related words
magnitude
noun B2
Expresiones
magnify [something] out of (all) proportion
1/mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt əv ˈɔl pɹəpˈɔɹʃən/
fixed phrase
exaggerate far beyond reality
To make something seem much bigger than it is.
Ejemplos
- One critical comment was magnified out of all proportion.
- They magnified a small scheduling issue out of proportion.
- Try not to magnify the risks out of proportion to the evidence.
magnify and multiply
1/mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ ˈænd mˈʌltɪpli/
fixed phrase
grow rapidly in size/number
To grow very quickly and become bigger.
Ejemplos
- If we don’t fix it early, the errors will magnify and multiply.
- Rumors can magnify and multiply in a small community.
- Small delays tend to magnify and multiply as the project goes on.
magnify the lord
1/mˈæɡnɪfˌaɪ ðə lˈɔɹd/
fixed phrase
literary
praise God in worship
To praise God.
Ejemplos
- The congregation gathered to magnify the Lord.
- Her testimony encouraged others to magnify the Lord.
- The song’s chorus repeats the line, “Magnify the Lord.”