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Magnify (Verb)

To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Her tendency to magnify small problems made her anxiety issues more difficult to manage.
Some job seekers magnify their accomplishments on their resumes, but lie detectors can catch those exaggerations.
The memoir magnified the writer's role in the key events of the novel, drawing criticism from those who knew the facts.
The comedian's style involves magnifying everyday annoyances into hilarious monologues that leave the audience in stitches.
The tour guide's stories had a tendency to magnify the site's importance, making the tourists' experience more enjoyable, yet less factual.

Increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The telescope helped to magnify the tiny stars in the night sky, making them clearer to see.
Using a megaphone helps to magnify your voice, allowing you to be heard by a larger audience.
The microscope was able to magnify the microscopic organisms that were invisible to the naked eye.
The company's profits were magnified after they secured a huge contract with a major client.
The media coverage served to magnify the politician's minor mistake, turning it into a major scandal.

Make large; "blow up an image".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The software can magnify the text to make it easier to read for those with vision impairments.
Using a microscope allows scientists to magnify tiny organisms that are invisible to the naked eye.
The photo editing software can magnify specific areas of the image to show more detail.
The special camera lens is designed to magnify distant objects to help astronomers study celestial bodies.
The digital tool enables users to magnify and examine high-resolution images of artworks and historical documents.