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amplify

/ˈæm.plə.faɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
am-pli-fy
IPA
/ˈæm.plə.faɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render larger, more extended, or more intense.

Transitive verb

verb

To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.

Transitive verb

verb

To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.

Transitive verb

verb

To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/
  • British English: /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

amplifies (present, singular) amplifying (participle, present) amplified (participle, past) amplified (past)

Derived Forms

amplicant amplifiability amplitron autoamplify bioamplify coamplify deamplify nonamplifying overamplify preamplify reamplify underamplify

Phrases

serial time-encoded amplified microscopy

Frequently Paired Words

ample amplifiable amplification amplificatory amplifier amplitude

Synonyms

inflate blow up expand magnify overstate exaggerate overdraw hyperbolize hyperbolise

Questions

How do you pronounce amplify?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/.
What does amplify mean?
To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
Where does amplify come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.

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