amplify

  • 11amplify — UK [ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms amplify : present tense I/you/we/they amplify he/she/it amplifies present participle amplifying past tense amplified past participle amplified 1) to make sounds louder 2) formal to explain… …

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  • 12amplify — am|pli|fy [ˈæmplıfaı] v past tense and past participle amplified present participle amplifying third person singular amplifies [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus; AMPLE] 1.) to make sound louder …

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  • 13amplify — verb (T) 1 to make a sound louder, especially musical sound: an amplified guitar 2 formal to explain something that you have said by giving more information about it: Would you care to amplify that remark? 3 formal to emphasize the importance of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14amplify — verb 1) the sound from an electric guitar was meant to be amplified Syn: make louder, louden, turn up, magnify, intensify, increase, boost, step up, raise Ant: quieten 2) these notes amplify our statement …

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  • 15amplify — [c]/ˈæmpləfaɪ / (say ampluhfuy) verb (amplified, amplifying) –verb (t) 1. to make larger or greater; enlarge; extend. 2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details, illustration, etc. 3. Electricity to increase the amplitude of (impulses… …

  • 16Amplify systems — Infobox Company company name =Amplify Systems company type =Private company slogan = Trend Setters in IT Consulting foundation =2005 location = | products =Technology and business consulting, business process outsourcing industry =Management… …

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  • 17Amplify the Good Times — Infobox Album | Name = Amplify the Good Times Type = Album Artist = Donots Released = 2002 (US) Recorded = 2001 2002 Genre = Hardcore punk Pop punk Label = Super Sonic Amplify the Good Times is a 2002 album by German punk band The Donots. Track… …

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  • 18amplify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English amplifien, from Middle French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to expand (as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer …

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  • 19amplify — amplifiable, adj. /am pleuh fuy /, v., amplified, amplifying. v.t. 1. to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend. 2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding. 3. Elect. to increase the… …

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  • 20amplify — verb /ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/ a) To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; mdash;used especially of loudspeakers, telescopes, microscopes, etc. b) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars,… …

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