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amplifying
Variant of amplify
transitive verb amplified, amplifying
- to make larger or stronger; increase or extend (power, authority, etc.)
- to develop more fully, as with details, examples, statistics, etc.: to amplify a point in a debate
- Rare to exaggerate
- Electronics to increase the strength of (an electrical signal) by means of an amplifier
intransitive verb
to speak or write at length; expatiate
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