ingrandire — meaning in English

English meaning

• amplify verb To increase the strength, volume, or intensity of something, especially a sound or signal.
• magnify verb To make something look bigger, usually with a lens, microscope, or similar device.

Senses

ingrandire is used for these senses in English:

• amplify (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
• magnify (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]

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.

magnify — full definition

1. verb To make something look bigger, usually with a lens, microscope, or similar device.
2. verb To make a problem, feeling, or effect bigger or more intense than it really is.
3. verb To praise or glorify, especially in religious language.

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