amplify amplify /ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ/

verb

1. () Increase in size, volume or significance  ( amplify , magnify )
   increase in size, volume or significance
    Her terror was magnified in her mind
   Her terror was magnified in her mind
   
2. Increase the volume of  ( amplify )
   increase the volume of
    Amplify sound
   amplify sound
   
3. Exaggerate or make bigger  ( amplify , blow up , inflate , expand )
   exaggerate or make bigger
    The charges were inflated
   The charges were inflated
   
4. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth  ( amplify , hyperbolise [British] , hyperbolize , exaggerate , magnify , overdraw , overstate )
   to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
    Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this gracious Old South' imagery
   tended to romanticize and exaggerate this gracious Old South' imagery