magnify

intransitive verb

To increase the apparent size of (an object), especially by means of a lens, instrument, or device.

intransitive verb

To increase the volume of (sound).

intransitive verb

To make more intense or extreme.

intransitive verb

To cause to appear greater, more important, or more extreme than is in fact the case: synonym: exaggerate.

intransitive verb

To glorify or praise.

intransitive verb

To increase or have the power to increase the size or volume of an image or a sound.

To make greater; increase the size, amount, or extent of; enlarge; augment.

To cause to appear greater; increase the apparent dimensions of; enlarge or augment to the eye: as, a convex lens magnifies the bulk of a body to the eye.

To exalt the power, glory, or greatness of; sound the praises of; extol; glorify.