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# amplify

«amplify» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make it louder, often with electronic equipment** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (amplify, amplifies, amplified, amplifying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To amplify a sound is to make it louder, often with electronic equipment. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/#m3)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «amplify» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.