[ˈmaɡnɪfʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope
(e.g: the retinal image will be magnified)

- praise highly; glorify
(e.g: praise the Lord and magnify Him)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘show honour to (God’) and ‘make greater’): from Old French magnifier or Latin magnificare, based on Latin magnus ‘great’. magnify dates from the mid 17th century