Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

magnify

[mag-nuh-fahy] / ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

As the black holes orbit each other, their immense gravity could repeatedly magnify the light from stars located behind them, creating recurring flashes that may reveal the hidden systems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Underscoring the popularity of the fund’s strategy amid the artificial-intelligence boom, another firm recently filed to launch a leveraged ETF designed to magnify the Roundhill Memory ETF’s daily performance.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

This pattern has helped to magnify the party's seat losses, which currently stand at 250 seats or half of all those it has been trying to defend.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

And don’t forget Berkshire’s special sauce: A pile of permanent capital that it can magnify with its insurance float.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Unable to reach him by phone and confined at home because Ernest had the car, she let her imagination magnify “all the horror stories about what excess radiation might do to the men.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




Vocabulary lists containing magnify


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "magnify" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com