MAGNIFY, verb transitive [Latin magnifico; magnus, great, and facio, to make.] 1. To make great or greater; to increase the apparent dimensions of a body. A convex lens magnifies the bulk of a body to the eye. 2. To make great in representation; to extol; to exalt in description or praise. The embassador magnified the king and queen. 3. To extol; to exalt; to elevate; to raise in estimation. Thee that day Thy thunders magnified. The Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly. 1 Chronicles 29:1. To magnify one's self, to raise in pride and pretensions. He shall magnify in his heart. Daniel 8:25.
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