v.
(amplifies, amplifying, amplified)
- increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.
▸increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation).
- make (a statement) more detailed.
- make more marked or intense.
- Genetics make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. amplifier, from L. amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.