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am·pli·fy (ăḿplə-fī́)

[Middle English amplifien, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificāre, amplus, large, + -ficāre, -fy.]

verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. 

transitive verb 

  1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
  2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
  3. To exaggerate.
  4. To produce amplification of: amplify an electrical signal.

intransitive verb 

To write or discourse at length; expatiate: Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.