magnify

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

mag·ni·fy (măgʹnə-fī')v. mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing, mag·ni·fiesv. tr.
1. To make greater in size; enlarge.
2. To cause to appear greater or seem more important than is in fact the case; exaggerate:
You have grossly magnified a trivial situation.
See Synonyms at exaggerate.
3. To increase the apparent size of, especially by means of a lens.
4. To glorify or praise.v. intr.
To increase or have the power to increase the size or volume of an image or a sound. [Middle English magnifien, to extol, from Old French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus, magnificent. See magnific.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  blow up, enlarge, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, amplify
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  reduce, scale down, understate, minimize, minimise, downplay