ampliar — meaning in English

English meaning

• enlarge verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
• extend verb To make something longer, larger, or last for more time.
• magnify verb To make something look bigger, usually with a lens, microscope, or similar device.

Senses

ampliar is used for these senses in English:

• blow up (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to gather; to form.
• enlarge (transitive) To make (something) larger.
• extend (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
• magnify (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]

enlarge — full definition

1. verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
2. verb To speak or write about a subject at greater length.

extend — full definition

1. verb To make something longer, larger, or last for more time.
2. verb To stretch out a limb or part of the body.
3. verb To offer or give something, such as an invitation or thanks.

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