Magnifying - English meaning

verb

Love and respect (someone) deeply.

Usage examples:

He adored his mother

verb

To love and respect someone very much, or to like something very much

Usage examples:

Both girls adored their father., i adore those shoes!, his adoration of his wife is obvious.

verb

Increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.

Usage examples:

The accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement

verb

To increase the strength of a sound; make louder

Usage examples:

Electric guitars are amplified through loudspeakers., this study amplifies earlier research., [ u ]…

verb

Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Usage examples:

He augmented his summer income by painting houses

noun

A vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in greek and certain other indo-european languages.

verb

Pronounce words in a religious rite in order to confer or invoke divine favour upon; ask god to look favourably on.

Usage examples:

He blessed the dying man and anointed him

phrasal verb

Explode.

Usage examples:

The car blew up as soon as it hit the wall

phrasal verb

Lose one's temper.

Usage examples:

Mum had blown up at dad with more than her usual vehemence

phrasal verb

Inflate.

Usage examples:

My stomach had started to blow up

verb

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Usage examples:

A range of measures to boost tourism

noun

A source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement.

Usage examples:

The cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy

verb

Become larger in distance from side to side; widen.

Usage examples:

Her smile broadened

verb

To become wider, or to cause something to be wider

Usage examples:

[ t ] they are broadening the road to speed up the flow of traffic., going to college will broaden …

verb

To increase the range of something

Usage examples:

New rules should help credit unions expand their activities and broaden access to cheaper borrowing…

verb

Make or become deep or deeper.

Usage examples:

The crisis deepened

verb

To become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] over the years, her love for him deepened.

verb

To increase or become more serious; to make something increase or become more serious

Usage examples:

There are fears that the crisis in the pacific region could deepen considerably., some experts say …

verb

Make or become wider, larger, or more open.

Usage examples:

Her eyes dilated with horror

verb

To become or make something, esp. an opening, wider or more open

Usage examples:

[ t ] the doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate the pupils.

verb

Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.

Usage examples:

His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation

Increase

verb

To improve the quality, amount, or strength of something

Usage examples:

The marinade enhances the flavor of the fish., the county took steps to enhance water quality., [ c…

verb

Make or become larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

They have renovated and enlarged the four-storey building

verb

To become larger, or to cause something to become larger

Usage examples:

The city council voted to enlarge the park., he suffers from an enlarged heart.

verb

To become bigger, or to make something bigger

Usage examples:

The inclusion of customs receipts will enlarge the available pool of money., enlarged business/comp…

verb

Become or make larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

Their business expanded into other hotels

verb

Extend in one or more directions

verb

To increase something in size, number, or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the air in the balloon expands when heated., [ t ] they expanded their number of stores signi…

verb

Cause to cover a wider area; make larger.

Usage examples:

The car park has been extended

verb

Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope

verb

To reach, continue, or stretch

Usage examples:

[ i ] farmland extends for miles in every direction., [ i ] the meeting extended into the late hour…

verb

Praise enthusiastically.

Usage examples:

He extolled the virtues of the russian peoples

verb

To praise highly

Usage examples:

He often extols the virtues of his students.

verb

Make or become more intense.

Usage examples:

The pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it

verb

To increase, esp. an emotion or effect

Usage examples:

[ i ] as the excitement heightened, the audience began stamping their feet., [ t ] the high winds h…

verb

Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Usage examples:

Car use is increasing at an alarming rate

noun

A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

Usage examples:

An increase of 28.3 per cent

verb

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous

verb

Become or make more intense.

Usage examples:

The dispute began to intensify

Increase in extent or strength

verb

To make something stronger or more extreme, or to become stronger or more extreme

Usage examples:

[ t ] he intensified his training, running 45 miles a week., [ i ] fighting around the capital has …

verb

Make as large or great as possible.

Usage examples:

The company was aiming to maximize profits

verb

To make something as great in amount, size, or importance as possible

Usage examples:

Most people try to maximize their gains and minimize their losses.

verb

To make something as big in amount, size, or importance as possible

Usage examples:

Maximize profits/returns/sales banks must maximize profits for shareholders., maximize efficiency/i…

verb

Express warm approval or admiration of.

Usage examples:

We can't praise chris enough—he did a brilliant job

noun

The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.

Usage examples:

The audience was full of praise for the whole production

verb

Regard with great respect; revere.

Usage examples:

Philip of beverley was venerated as a saint

verb

To honor or have great respect for a person or thing

Usage examples:

The american writer mark twain has been venerated for almost a century.

verb

Make or become wider.

Usage examples:

We should widen the scope of our investigation

verb

To become farther in distance from one side to the other

Usage examples:

[ i ] after it passes through town, the road widens., [ t ] let’s widen the discussion by listening…

noun

The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.

Usage examples:

Worship of the mother goddess

verb

Show reverence and adoration for (a deity).

Usage examples:

The maya built jungle pyramids to worship their gods

verb

To pray to god or a god

Usage examples:

[ i ] they went on a pilgrimage to india to worship at the holy buddhist shrines there., [ i ] they…