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},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zgolemuva",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "зголемува"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "forstørre"
},
{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "guddisuu"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bozorg nemudan",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "بزرگ نمودن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make larger",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "powiększać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "magnificar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "ampliar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "mări"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvelíčivatʹ",
"sense": "to make larger",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "увели́чивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvelíčitʹ",
"sense": "to make larger",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "увели́чить"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "približati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "povečati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "magnificar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make larger",
"word": "förstora"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbílʹšuvaty",
"sense": "to make larger",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "збі́льшувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbílʹšyty",
"sense": "to make larger",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "збі́льшити"
}
],
"word": "magnify"
}
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