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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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We knew we would have to magnify the drop for final measurements, so we used a medium-format camera and 120-millimeter macro lens on a bellows.
What goes wrong here is that the bubbles magnify the peppery heat of the spices and your tastebuds may wilt under the attack.
Bourges and Normandy offer some striking examples of the way in which stained glass can magnify the structural disposition of an edifice.
Any more, and the stimulation of intellectual life will magnify the bonds of social life.
Gloves can also magnify a problem in your grip, so a proper fit is paramount.
Fortunately, the electron microscope can magnify even these tiny microbes enough to distinguish their physical features.

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