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magnifier
English
Etymology
magnify +? -er
Noun
magnifier (plural magnifiers)
- That which magnifies.
- One who extols.
- A magnifying glass.
Derived terms
- biomagnifier
French
Etymology
From Latin magnific?, magnific?re.
Verb
magnifier
- to exalt with praise; usually in reference to God.
Conjugation
Further reading
- “magnifier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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magnify
English
Alternative forms
- magnifie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnific?re, from magnificus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ma?n?fa?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mæ?n?fa?/
Verb
magnify (third-person singular simple present magnifies, present participle magnifying, simple past and past participle magnified)
- (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God). [from 14th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts X:
- For they herde them speake with tonges, and magnify God.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- For he who freely magnifies what hath been nobly done, and fears not to declare as freely what might be done better, gives ye the best cov'nant of his fidelity [...].
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts X:
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. [from 17th c.]
- (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. [from 17th c.]
- (intransitive, slang, obsolete) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
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Derived terms
- magnifier
- magnifying glass
- magnification
Related terms
- minify (opposite)
Translations
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