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laajentaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amplify verb To increase the strength, volume, or intensity of something, especially a sound or signal.
  • augment verb To make something larger or stronger by adding to it.
  • broaden verb To make or become wider, more extensive, or more inclusive.
  • dilate verb To become or make wider, larger, or more open.
  • enlarge verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
  • expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.
  • extend verb To make something longer, larger, or last for more time.
  • widen verb To become wider.

Senses

laajentaa is used for these senses in English:

  • amplify (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
  • augment (music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
  • broaden (transitive) To make broad or broader.
  • dilate (transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
  • enlarge (transitive) To make (something) larger.
  • expand (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
  • expand (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
  • extend (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.

amplify — full definition

  1. verb To increase the strength, volume, or intensity of something, especially a sound or signal.
  2. verb To explain or develop an idea in greater detail.

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