English-Thai Dictionary

amplify

VI พูด หรือ เขียน โดยละเอียด  expatiate phud-rue-khian-doi-la-iet

 

amplify

VT ขยาย  ทำให้ เพิ่มขึ้น  ขยาย ใหญ่  increase kha-yai

 

amplify

VT เพิ่ม รายละเอียด  phoem-rai-la-iet

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMPLIFY

v.t.[L. amplifico; of amplus and facio, to make large. ] 1. To enlarge; to augment; to increase or extend, in a general sense; applied to material or immaterial things.
2. In rhetoric, to enlarge in discussion or by representation; to treat copiously, so as to present the subject in every view and in the strongest lights.
3. To enlarge by addition; to improve or extend; as, to amplify the sense of an author by a paraphrase.

 

AMPLIFY

v.i. 1. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate upon; often followed by on; as, to amplify on the several topics of discourse.
2. To exaggerate; to enlarge by representation or description; as,
Homer amplifies - not invents.

 

AMPLIFYING

ppr. Enlarging; exaggerating; diffusively treating.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMPLIFY

Am "pli *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amplified; p. pr. & vb. n.Amplifying. ] Etym: [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See Ample, -fy. ]

 

1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

 

2. (Rhet.)

 

Defn: To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc. ; to expand; to make much of. Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator. Dryden.

 

AMPLIFY

AMPLIFY Am "pli *fy, v. i.

 

1. To become larger. [Obs. ] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. Fairfax.

 

2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on or upon. Watts. He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles. South.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

amplify

am pli fy |ˈampləˌfī ˈæmpləˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( amplifies, amplifying, amplified ) [ with obj. ] increase the volume of (sound ), esp. using an amplifier: the accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement. • increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation ). • cause to become more marked or intense: urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization. • Genetics make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence ). • enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement ): the notes amplify information contained in the statement. DERIVATIVES am pli fi ca tion |ˌampləfiˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment ’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

amplify

amp |lify |ˈamplɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( amplifies, amplifying, amplified ) [ with obj. ] 1 increase the volume of (sound ), especially using an amplifier: (as adj. amplified ) : amplified pop music. • increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation ). • make (something ) more marked or intense: urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization. 2 enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement ): the notes amplify information contained in the statement. 3 Genetics make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence ). DERIVATIVES amplification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment ’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

amplify

amplify verb 1 the sound from an electric guitar was meant to be amplified: make louder, louden, turn up, magnify, intensify, increase, boost, step up, raise. ANTONYMS quieten. 2 these notes amplify our statement: expand, enlarge upon, elaborate on, add to, supplement, develop, flesh out, add detail to, go into detail about. ANTONYMS condense.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

amplify

amplify verb 1 many frogs amplify the sound of their voices: louden, make louder, turn up, increase, boost, step up, raise, magnify, intensify, escalate, swell, heighten; add to, augment, supplement. ANTONYMS reduce, quieten. 2 the notes amplify information contained in the statement: expand, enlarge on, elaborate on, add to, develop, flesh out, add flesh to, add detail to, go into detail about, embroider, supplement, augment, reinforce. ANTONYMS condense.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

amplify

am pli fy /ǽmplɪfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 1 (特に増幅器を使って )〈音 声 電気信号など 〉を増幅する, 大きくする ; 〈楽器など 〉の音量を大きくする (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 ｟かたく ｠〈効果 感情など 〉を強める ; ｟比喩的に ｠…の度を増す, …を拡大 [強調 ]する .3 ｟かたく ｠【人に 】〈意見など 〉をさらにくわしく説明する «for » .4 〘医 〙〈遺伝子など 〉を増幅する .自動詞 «…について » 議論を発展させる «on » .