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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "render larger etc.",
"word": "amplificar"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "render larger etc.",
"word": "khuếch đại"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "preuveličavam",
"sense": "enlarge rhetorically",
"word": "преувеличавам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "enlarge rhetorically",
"word": "laajentaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "enlarge rhetorically",
"word": "ausschmücken"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "enlarge rhetorically",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "amplifikować"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "enlarge rhetorically",
"word": "khuếch đại"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "enlarge rhetorically",
"word": "phóng đại"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "usilvam",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "усилвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "amplificar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "vahvistaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "verstärken"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "aimpligh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "amplificare"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "amplifikować"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "usilivatj",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "усиливать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "amplificar"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "increase amplitude",
"word": "khuếch đại"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "translation studies: add content",
"word": "laajentaa"
}
],
"word": "amplify"
}
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