magnify

«magnify» in Mova's school dictionary: To make something look bigger than it really is, using a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (magnify, magnifies, magnified, magnifying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make something look bigger than it really is, using a lens or microscope. tree →

2) To make something seem bigger, more important or worse than it really is. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, a magnifying glass (hand lens) magnifies minibeasts, leaves, crystals and fingerprints; a microscope magnifies cells many times. «Magnified ten times» (×10) means it looks ten times bigger in length. In safety, never look at the Sun through a magnifying glass, and a lens in sunlight can start a fire. Phrases: «magnifying glass», «magnified ×10», «magnify a problem».

examples

• Use a magnifying glass to look at the ant. tree →
• The microscope magnifies the onion cells 100 times. tree →
• Under the lens, the snowflake was magnified. tree →
• Never use a magnifying glass to look at the Sun. tree →
• A magnifying glass in sunlight can start a fire. tree →
• Worrying can magnify a small problem. tree →
• The picture of the flea was magnified to fill the page. tree →
• Detectives use magnifying glasses to look for clues. tree →
• Those who do not like him, magnify it, shrug up their shoulders, and exclaim--there he is again! tree →

note

Spelling: magnify, magnifies, magnified (y → ie), magnifying (keeps y). Noun: «magnification». In maths, «×3 magnification» means lengths are 3 times bigger: a 2 mm insect looks 6 mm long. The object does not really grow.

In the corpora

• A detective does not need a magnifying glass, only careful eyes.
• A magnifying glass in sunshine focuses heat that burns insects, so it is never used on living things.
• A doctor looks inside the ear with an otoscope, a small torch with a magnifying lens.
• A magnifying glass is thicker in the middle and bends light inwards, making small things look bigger.
• And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «magnify» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.