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1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.
2. To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. "Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator." (Dryden)
Origin: F. Amplifier, L. Amplificare. See Ample, -fy.
(01 Mar 1998)
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