to amplify

Examples

• All

• But when the state fails, it can amplify the worst in people.

• How could football do more to kind of amplify the game in the States?

• Whatever you start with, the population will amplify and then start moving.

• Performance, if it's being done well, will directly amplify the effect that brand has.

• Does this not amplify those concerns?

• And those things will amplify who you really are.

• Do you wish to further amplify your complaint?

  She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

• Local community leaders fear that the testimony of the witness will not only increase gang violence but also amplify tension between local police and the Garden Heights community.

  The Hate U Give (2018)

• The move to the high-performance workplace has amplified the impact of the decade-old report America at Risk.

  Academic text (1993)

• The speaker used a microphone to amplify her voice so everyone in the audience could hear her clearly.

Synonyms

I

to increase

vsto amplify

∞ 1.0

To make something larger or more in number

adds the sense of raising strength or significance as well as size

R

to raise

vsto amplify

∞ 2.9

To make an amount, level, or value higher

is the general idea of making something stronger or more significant

A

to add to

vsto amplify

822 1.8

Make something larger in number, amount or degree

is a more general, sometimes stronger increase in size or importance

E

to expand

vsto amplify

805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

is more about boosting strength or significance, not only spreading out

E

to enhance

vsto amplify

424 4.0

Make something better or more attractive

focuses more on making things stronger or larger rather than just quality

E

to escalate

vsto amplify

220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

is the neutral act of increasing strength or significance without negative tone

I

to intensify

vsto amplify

110 4.0

Make something stronger or more intense

increases size, volume, or significance broadly rather than only intensity

R

to reinforce

vsto amplify

99 3.9

Make something stronger by adding support or extra parts

is broader, increasing size or significance not only by adding support

H

to heighten

vsto amplify

76 4.1

To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger

covers intensity but also increases physical size or overall importance

M

to multiply

vsto amplify

75 3.2

To increase in number quickly by making more of something

is wider, applying to volume or importance beyond just numeric growth

S

to step up

vsto amplify

74 3.4

Make something greater in amount, speed or strength

is the general act of making something stronger or greater overall

E

to enlarge

vsto amplify

70 3.0

To make something bigger in size or amount

is broader, including nonphysical increases like significance or volume

A

to augment

vsto amplify

52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

is broader, not only adding but also increasing volume or importance

R

to ramp up

vsto amplify

47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

is general and applies beyond business or technical ramping

A

to accentuate

vsto amplify

27 6.0

Make a part of something more noticeable

involves actual increase in size, volume, or significance rather than just noticeability

B

to bump up

vsto amplify

23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

is a neutral, general increase in size, volume, or importance

S

to scale up

vsto amplify

9 3.9

Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well

is wider, meaning any strengthening or enlargement without technical scaling

R

to redouble

vsto amplify

• Formal

9 6.5

To increase something a lot, often efforts or strength

is the general increase without implying repeated or renewed effort

L

to louden

vsto amplify

7.5

To become louder or make a sound louder

covers volume increases but also applies to size and general significance

Antonyms

R

to reduce

∞ 1.6

To make something smaller in amount, size, or number

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

How Strong

to exaggerate

258 3.1

to amplify

44 4.1

to increase

∞ 1.0

to reduce

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology