English-Thai Dictionary

magnify

VI เพิ่มขนาด  ขยายตัว  amplify poem-ka-nad

 

magnify

VT ทำให้ น่าตื่นเต้น  tam-hai-na-tuen-ten

 

magnify

VT ทำให้ เพิ่มมากขึ้น  ทำให้ ขยายตัว  enlarge blow up increase reduce tam-hai-poem-mak-kuan

 

magnifying glass

N แว่นขยาย  glass hand glass wen-ka-yai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAGNIFY

v.t.[L. magnifico; magnus, great, and facio, to make. ] 1. To make great or greater; to increase the apparent dimensions of a body. A convex lens magnifies the bulk of a body to the eye.
2. To make great in representation; to extol; to exalt in description or praise. The embassador magnified the king and queen.
3. To extol; to exalt; to elevate; to raise in estimation.
Thee that day
Thy thunders magnified.
The Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly. 1 Chronicles 29:25.
To magnify one's self, to raise in pride and pretensions.
He shall magnify in his heart. Daniel 8:25.

 

MAGNIFYING

ppr. Enlarging apparent bulk or dimensions; extolling; exalting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAGNIFY

Mag "ni *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magnified; p. pr. & vb. n.Magnifying. ] Etym: [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See Magnific. ]

 

1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters. The least error in a small quantity. .. will in a great one. ..be proportionately magnified. Grew.

 

2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held. On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel. Joshua iv. 14.

 

3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic ] O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Ps. xxxiv. 3.

 

4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty. To magnify one's self (Script. ), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast. -- To magnify one's self against (Script. ), to oppose with pride.

 

MAGNIFY

MAGNIFY Mag "ni *fy, v. i.

 

1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.

 

2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant & Obs. ] Spectator. Magnifying glass, a lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of objects seen through it.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

magnify

mag ni fy |ˈmagnəˌfī ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( magnifies, magnifying, magnified ) [ with obj. ] 1 make (something ) appear larger than it is, esp. with a lens or microscope: the camera's zoom mode can magnify a certain area if required. • increase or exaggerate the importance or effect of: the risk is magnified if there is any dirty material next to the skin | she tended to magnify the defects of those she disliked. 2 archaic extol; glorify: praise the Lord and magnify Him. DERIVATIVES mag ni fi er |-ˌfīər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘show honor to (God )’ and ‘make greater in size or importance ’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great. ’ Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.

 

magnifying glass

mag ni fy ing glass |ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈˌɡlæs | ▶noun a lens that produces an enlarged image, typically set in a frame with a handle and used to examine small or finely detailed things such as fingerprints, stamps, and fine print.

 

Oxford Dictionary

magnify

mag |nify |ˈmagnɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( magnifies, magnifying, magnified ) [ with obj. ] 1 make (something ) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope: the retinal image will be magnified. • increase or exaggerate the importance or effect of: you had problems before you went to Vietnam, and 'Nam magnified them. 2 archaic praise highly; glorify: praise the Lord and magnify Him. DERIVATIVES magnifier noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘show honour to (God ’) and ‘make greater ’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great ’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.

 

magnifying glass

mag ¦ni ¦fy |ing glass ▶noun a lens that produces an enlarged image, typically set in a frame with a handle and used to examine small or finely detailed things such as fingerprints and fine print.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

magnify

magnify verb 1 the lens magnifies the image: enlarge, boost, enhance, maximize, increase, augment, extend, expand, amplify, intensify; informal blow up. ANTONYMS reduce. 2 they magnified the problem: exaggerate, overstate, overemphasize, overplay, dramatize, color, embroider, embellish, inflate, make a mountain out of (a molehill ); informal blow up (out of all proportion ), make a big thing out of. ANTONYMS minimize, understate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

magnify

magnify verb 1 the image is magnified by an eyepiece: enlarge, boost, enhance, maximize, increase, augment, extend, expand, amplify, intensify, heighten, deepen, broaden, widen, dilate; informal blow up. ANTONYMS reduce. 2 my soul doth magnify the lord: praise, bless, worship, venerate, adore, extol.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

magnify

mag ni fy /mǽɡnɪfàɪ /〖magni (大きく )fy (する )〗動詞 -fies /-z /; -fied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈レンズなどが 〉〈物 〉を拡大する ; 〈声など 〉を大きくする (enlarge )▸ This microscope can magnify objects 50,000 times .この顕微鏡は対象物を5万倍に拡大することができる 2 〈人が 〉〈物 事 〉 (の重要性 )を誇張する (exaggerate )▸ magnify a sad story 悲しい話を大げさに話す 3 ｟かたく ｠〈問題など 〉を深刻化させる ▸ My anxiety was magnified by the news .私の不安はその知らせでいっそう深まった 4 ｟古 ｠〈神 〉を賛美する .～́ ing gl à ss 拡大鏡, 虫めがね .