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/ˈampləˌfī/,
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amplifies, 3rd person singular present; amplified, past participle; amplifying, present participle; amplified, past tense;
  1. Increase the volume of (sound), esp. using an amplifier
    • - the accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement
  2. Increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation)

  3. Cause to become more marked or intense
    • - urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization
  4. Make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence)

  5. Enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement)
    • - the notes amplify information contained in the statement
  1. magnify: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
  2. overstate: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
  3. inflate: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
  4. increase the volume of; "amplify sound"
  5. (amplification) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
  6. (amplification) the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
  7. (Amplification (rhetoric)) In rhetoric, amplification refers to the act and the means of extending thoughts or statements to increase rhetorical effect, to add importance, or to make the most of a thought or circumstance. ...
  8. (Amplified (band)) Amplified is a rock band consisting of three young boys from Hong Kong. While from Hong Kong, they are primarily known in Japan. They were discovered through Sony Music Japan's International Audition, and signed to the Sony subsidiary DefSTAR Records. Their debut single, "Mr. ...
  9. (Amplified (Mock Orange album)) Amplified is Mock Orange's fifth album, released in Japan in September 2000 through EMI. It consisted of 5 songs each from 2 of their albums The Record Play and Nines & Sixes
  10. (Amplified (Q-Tip album)) Amplified is the debut solo album of hip hop artist Q-Tip, released November 23, 1999 on Arista Records. The album was recorded after the dissolution of Q-Tip's former group, A Tribe Called Quest. ...
  11. (Amplified (Simply Red album)) Stay is the tenth and final studio album from British pop group Simply Red. It was released on March 12, 2007 in the UK and entered the official charts at #4. The song most popular and played on radios is "So Not Over You".
  12. To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of; To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current
  13. (amplification) the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding to; the act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current; gain; using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or ...
  14. (Amplification) Method of association in the interpretation of dreams based on comparative studies of mythology, religion, fairy tales, alchemy, astrology etc.
  15. (Amplification) The quantity of change in determined output per unit change in input.
  16. (Amplification) The process of increasing the strength of a radio signal.
  17. (Amplification) Personal hearing aids, cochlear implants, and FM assistive listening devices; often a first step in aural rehabilitation.
  18. (Amplification) An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment; can be in vivo or in vitro. See cloning, polymerase chain reaction.
  19. (amplification) the production of multiple copies of a region of DNA.
  20. (amplification (seismic)) The increase in surface ground motion at certain frequencies in unconsolidated sediments relative to the motion in solid rock. Occurs in the valleys of western Utah.
  21. (Amplification) A circumstance in which the output signal is greater than the input signal.
  22. (Amplification) A process by which something is made larger. In clotting, only a very few chemicals are released by the initial injury; they result in a cascade of chemical reactions which produces increasingly larger quantities of different chemicals, resulting in an appropriately-sized, strong ...
  23. (Amplification) A psi or antipsi talent for boosting the power levels of psychic energy fields.
  24. (Amplification) An increase in gene copy number per cell; cytogenetic manifestations include double minutes and homogeneously staining regions.
  25. (Amplification) An increase in the intensity (loudness) of sounds provided by a hearing aid or assistive listening device.