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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ampliar
"O microscópio serve para ampliar pequenos objetos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To make something appear larger than it is, especially by using a lens or microscope.
"The microscope can magnify objects up to a thousand times."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'magnificare', formed from 'magnus' (great) and 'facere' (to make). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially carrying religious connotations of praising or glorifying, before shifting toward its modern physical and figurative senses of enlargement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Magnify" is said worldwide
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agrandir
Transliteration: agrandir
"Une loupe permet d'agrandir les petits objets."
vergrößern
Transliteration: vergrossern
"Das Mikroskop wird das Bild vergrößern."
ingrandire
Transliteration: ingrandire
"Questa lente serve a ingrandire i dettagli."
amplificar
Transliteration: amplificar
"El lente ayuda a magnificar la imagen."
ampliar
Transliteration: ampliar
"O microscópio serve para ampliar pequenos objetos."
बड़ा करना
Transliteration: bada karna
"सूक्ष्मदर्शी छोटी वस्तुओं को बड़ा कर सकता है।"
放大
Transliteration: fàngdà
"这台显微镜可以把细胞放大。"
확대하다
Transliteration: hwakdaehada
"돋보기는 글자를 확대해 줍니다."
拡大する
Transliteration: kakudai suru
"虫眼鏡は小さな文字を拡大します。"
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