Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb amplify

4 senses of amplify

Sense 1
magnify, amplify -- (increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind")
       => enlarge -- (become larger or bigger)

Sense 2
overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")
       => misinform, mislead -- (give false or misleading information to)

Sense 3
inflate, blow up, expand, amplify -- (exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated")
       => increase -- (make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted")

Sense 4
amplify -- (increase the volume of; "amplify sound")
       => intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions")