"amplify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-amplify.ogg Forms: amplifies [present, singular, third-person], amplifying [participle, present], amplified [participle, past], amplified [past]
Etymology: From Middle English amplifiyen, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare (“to enlarge”), from amplus (“large”) + facere (“to make”). See ample , equivalent to ample + -ify. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|amplifiyen}} Middle English amplifiyen, {{der|en|fro|amplifier}} Old French amplifier, {{der|en|la|amplificare||to enlarge}} Latin amplificare (“to enlarge”), {{suffix|en|ample|ify}} ample + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} amplify (third-person singular simple present amplifies, present participle amplifying, simple past and past participle amplified)
  1. (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense. Tags: transitive Translations (render larger etc.): увеличавам (uveličavam) (Bulgarian), amplificar (Catalan), versterken (english: more intense) (Dutch), vergroten (english: larger) (Dutch), voimistaa (Finnish), vahvistaa (Finnish), suurentaa (Finnish), laajentaa (Finnish), amplifier (French), verstärken (english: more intense) (German), vergrößern (english: larger) (German), aimpligh (Irish), méadaigh (Irish), ingrandire (Italian), amplificare (Italian), amplificō (Latin), whakarahi (Maori), amplifikować [imperfective] (Polish), amplificar (Portuguese), увеличивать (uveličivatj) (Russian), ojačiti (Slovene), okrepiti (Slovene), amplificar (Spanish), khuếch đại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-amplify-en-verb-yNPfvyg1 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'render larger etc.': 61 9 10 19
  2. (transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand. Tags: transitive Translations (enlarge rhetorically): преувеличавам (preuveličavam) (Bulgarian), uitbreiden (Dutch), aanvullen (Dutch), laajentaa (Finnish), ausschmücken (German), amplifikować [imperfective] (Polish), khuếch đại (Vietnamese), phóng đại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-amplify-en-verb-22UnJKE2 Disambiguation of 'enlarge rhetorically': 8 68 19 5
  3. (transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current. Tags: transitive Translations (increase amplitude): усилвам (usilvam) (Bulgarian), amplificar (Catalan), versterken (Dutch), amplificeren (Dutch), vahvistaa (Finnish), verstärken (German), aimpligh (Irish), amplificare (Italian), amplifikować [imperfective] (Polish), усиливать (usilivatj) (Russian), amplificar (Spanish), khuếch đại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-amplify-en-verb-bkshHboF Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'increase amplitude': 6 17 67 10
  4. (translation studies) To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation. Categories (topical): Translation studies Translations (translation studies: add content): uitbreiden (Dutch), aanvullen (Dutch), laajentaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-amplify-en-verb-3cGuWynL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 11 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 22 20 11 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 19 6 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 7 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 18 5 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 19 8 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 18 8 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 20 11 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 16 7 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 20 10 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 19 7 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 18 8 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 19 8 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 18 22 8 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 18 8 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 18 12 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 14 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 17 7 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 21 17 8 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 18 8 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 21 17 8 54 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies Disambiguation of 'translation studies: add content': 4 5 6 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ample, amplifiable, amplification, amplificatory, amplifier, amplitude

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2024 August 19, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Davit Gasparyan, Karolina Hird, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024”, in Ukraine Project, The Institute for the Study of War:",
          "text": "Russian state media focused on Putin's trip to Azerbaijan, amplifying minute details, likely in part to divert attention from the uncomfortable situation in Russia by saturating the information space with a showcase of the Kremlin's global diplomatic engagement and alleged successes.",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "méadaigh"
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      "sense": "render larger etc.",
      "word": "whakarahi"
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