to amplify
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5.6
- verb
- /ˈæmplɪfaɪ/
:
exagerar
- Her exaggerated stories tended to amplify the events, leaving everyone with a distorted view of what really happened.
Your wild insecurities seem to be amplified, not diminished.
- Your wild insecurities seem to be amplified, not diminished.
- The mind will notice gratitude as opposed to amplifying envy.
- And then all of the misinformation forms that get amplified, retweeted.
- This is just, you know, you know, narrow AI amplified misinformation.
- Like I'm the man, you know, all the worst parts of me just amplified.
- You know, amplify that by then she meets a boy.
- Just because they're on TV and they're highly skilled, they deal with the same exact stuff you and I do, maybe even amplified.
- He is just so like supportive and patient and all of the things that I've always really loved about him have just amplified.
Examples
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Your wild insecurities seem to be amplified, not diminished.
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In the media, small mistakes can easily amplify, making them appear as major scandals.
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Amplify that statement, will you?
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"Look closely at the most embarrassing detail and amplify it."
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Tell people how bad you're feeling, just amplify the story.
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Fox amplifies all of those lies.
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Most are simply repeating, and all too often amplifying, the kinds of messages they have learned to accept.
Academic text (2002) -
At age 12, with the onset of adolescence, we can imagine that her anger has become amplified.
Academic text (2009) -
And Dad's mental illness was only amplified by his alcoholism, which made him mean, and aggressive, and completely unpredictable.
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The rumors started to amplify after the meeting, making the situation seem more serious than it was.
Synonyms
258
3.1
To say something is larger, better, or worse than it really is
76
4.1
To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger
70
4.2
Say something is bigger or more important than it really is
50
4.1
To think something is larger or more important than it really is
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4.2
To make something seem more important or bigger than it really is
34
4.6
To make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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6.0
Make a part of something more noticeable
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3.4
To make something seem larger or more important than it is
15
4.2
To make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
13
4.6
Make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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4.3
Make something seem more important or impressive than it is
8
5.5
Treat something as more important than it should be
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4.9
Make something seem better than it really is
5
9.5
To make something seem more important by adding details or exaggerating
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5.3
To make a story seem better than it really is
4
3.7
To make something seem more important or bigger than it is
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6.4
Treat a small problem as if it were very serious
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6.6
Describe something as more serious or emotional than it really is
2
5.8
Treat something as more important or serious than it is
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5.1
Make something seem much bigger or more important than it is
1
5.9
To make something seem more important or serious than it is
1
8.3
Act as if something is much more difficult or important than it is
1
5.4
To make something seem much worse or bigger than it is
1
7.9
To make something seem much bigger or more important than it really is
Describe something as more important or impressive than it really is
To make a story sound more exciting or important than it really is
To make an idea or claim seem more important
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word amplify shares the root amplus ('large'), so to amplify a story is to make it seem larger than it really is. That's why the word can mean to exaggerate or make something seem more important than the truth.