magnify

/ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪ/MAG-nuh-figh

/ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪ/MAG-nuh-figh

Meaningto make great

Common meaning: to enlarge how something appears

magngreat, bigLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1098 · scan
ifyverb ending: to make

Journey through time

Latinmagnus, -a, -um‘great, big’
Frenchmagnifier
Englishmagnify‘to enlarge how something appears’ · today

magn also in: magnanimously

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin magnus ‘great, big’.

Roots

magnus, -a, -um Latin “great, big”

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