suurentaa — 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.
- enlarge verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
- increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
- magnify verb To make something look bigger, usually with a lens, microscope, or similar device.
- maximize verb To make something as large, great, or effective as possible.
- scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
- zoom verb To move very quickly, often with a humming or rushing sound.
Senses
suurentaa is used for these senses in English:
- amplify (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
- blow up (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to gather; to form.
- enlarge (transitive) To make (something) larger.
- increase (transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
- magnify (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]
- maximize (computing, graphical user interface) To expand (a window) to fill the main display area.
- scale (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
- zoom (photography) To change the focal length of a zoom lens.
amplify — full definition
- verb To increase the strength, volume, or intensity of something, especially a sound or signal.
- verb To explain or develop an idea in greater detail.
enlarge — full definition
- verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
- verb To speak or write about a subject at greater length.