magnify: v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 make (a thing) appear larger than it is, as with a lens. 2 exaggerate. 3 intensify. 4 archaic extol, glorify. ømagnifying glass a lens used to produce an enlarged image. øømagnifiable adj. magnifier n. [ME f. OF magnifier or L magnificare (as MAGNIFICENT)]
