English Explanatory Dictionary

amplify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
  2. To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
  3. To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
  4. To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

Pronunciation

/ˈæm.plə.faɪ/ [ˈɛəm.plə.faɪ] en-us-amplify.ogg /ˈæm.plə.fɑe/ [ˈeːm.plə.fɑe̯] /ˈɛm.plə.faɪ/ [ˈɛm.plə.fɑe̯]

Word forms

amplify amplifies amplifying amplified

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.

Related words

ample amplifiable amplification amplificatory amplifier amplitude

Derived words

amplicant amplifiability amplitron autoamplify bioamplify coamplify deamplify nonamplifying overamplify preamplify reamplify serial time-encoded amplified microscopy underamplify
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary