- magnify⇄magnify, verb, -fied,-fying.
- magnify⇄v.i. to increase the apparent size of an object.
- magnify⇄v.t. 1a. to cause to look larger than the real size.
Ex. A microscope magnifies bacteria so that they can be seen and studied.
(SYN) enlarge, amplify.
b. (Figurative.) to make too much of; go beyond the truth in telling.
Ex. She