How to pronounce magnify
American English pronunciation
MAG-nih-fy
- IPA
- /ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪ/
- Syllables
- MAG · nih · fy (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What magnify means
To make something look bigger, like with a lens
In a sentence: We used a hand lens to magnify the ant's tiny legs.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word meaning "to make great." The meaning "to make something look bigger through a lens" showed up in the 17th century.
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