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# amplify

verb (amplify, amplifies, amplified, amplifying)

«amplify» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To amplify a sound is to make it louder, often with electronic equipment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#m1)
2. To amplify something is to make it bigger, stronger or more important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#m2)
3. To amplify a statement is to add more detail to explain it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it is about sound and electricity: amplifiers make sound louder. In everyday life and news it is about making voices or problems bigger. Phrases: amplify sound, amplify a message, amplify a problem.

### Examples

- The speakers amplify the singer's voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#x1)
- A megaphone amplifies your voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#x2)
- Shouting amplified the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#x3)
- Social media can amplify rumours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#x4)
- Could you amplify your answer with an example? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#x5)
- Cupping your hands round your mouth amplifies your call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#x6)

### Note

Verb: amplifies, amplified (y changes to i). Noun: amplifier (amp), amplification. Similar: boost, increase.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amplify» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amplify» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amplify.html) on Mova free.