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What does magnify mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word magnify? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God). [from 14th c.]
  2. (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]
  3. (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. [from 17th c.]
  4. (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. [from 17th c.]
  5. (intransitive, slang, obsolete) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
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He is going to magnify his efforts without knowing that any quantity multiplied by zero is still zero.
Galileo's telescope was similar to a pair of opera glasses in that it used an arrangement of glass lenses to magnify objects.
Fortunately, the electron microscope can magnify even these tiny microbes enough to distinguish their physical features.
Clear glass openings and translucent glass partitions suggest a contrasting fragility and magnify the slightest glimmer of light.
Gloves can also magnify a problem in your grip, so a proper fit is paramount.
But Wilson may have been told differently at the time, or may have misremembered the story in a way that tended to magnify his own importance.

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