amplify
/ˈæm.plə.faɪ/ verb B2- To render larger, more extended, or more intense. · amplify the loudspeaker· amplify a telescope
- To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
- To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current. · amplify a signal. It's amplified so you can hear the audio.
- To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
He/she/it amplifies · Past amplified · Past participle amplified · -ing form amplifying
Verb forms
- Base form
- amplify
- He/she/it
- amplifies
- Past
- amplified
- Past participle
- amplified
- -ing form
- amplifying
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By fusing the emotional depth of the Delta blues with upbeat tempos and amplified instrumentation, musicians inadvertently invented rock and roll.
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