magnifying

mag-ni-fy-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of magnify; the action of making something appear larger.

  2. 2.

    Used attributively to describe something that enlarges images.

  3. 3.

    Making something seem more significant or intense.

Related words

Antonyms: diminishing, reducing, shrinking
See also: magnification, magnify, magnifying glass
Synonyms: amplifying, enlarging, intensifying

Etymology

From Latin magnificare meaning "to esteem highly, extol," from magnus meaning "great."