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amplificate

/ˌæmˈplɪf.ɪk.eɪ̯t/

amplificate verb: to amplify.

Verb

amplificate (third-person singular simple present amplificates, present participle amplificating, simple past and past participle amplificated)

  1. (obsolete or nonstandard and chiefly non-native speakers' English) To amplify.
    • A Bodediagram are^([sic]) actually two diagrams, one of the frequency amplification (which frequency gets amplificated the most) and one of the phase-shift.2000 March 1, ZaPPPa, “Carl and VV ...”, in rec.music.makers.guitar (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Jul 2026
    • Seed 10⁷ cells into 75-cm² cell-culture flasks, add 15 ml proliferation medium, and amplificate the cells in an incubator (37°C; 5% CO₂).2007, Detlef Schumann, Andrew K. Ekaputra, Christopher X. F. Lam, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, “Biomaterials/Scaffolds […]”, in Hansjörg Hauser, Martin Fussenegger, editors, Tissue Engineering (Methods in...

Forms of amplificate

third-person singular presentamplificates
present participleamplificating
past participleamplificated
pastamplificated

Origin of amplificate

Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātus, passive perfect participle of amplificō (“I enlarge, amplify”). Also an independent back-formation from amplification. For its use by non-native speakers, compare Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish amplificar and Italian amplificare.

Questions about amplificate

What does amplificate mean?
Amplificate means to amplify.
What part of speech is amplificate?
Amplificate is a verb.
How do you pronounce amplificate?
Amplificate is pronounced /ˌæmˈplɪf.ɪk.eɪ̯t/.
What is the past tense of amplificate?
The past tense of amplificate is amplificated.

Words near amplificate in the dictionary

  1. amplifiabilities
  2. amplifiability
  3. amplifiable
  4. amplificant
  5. amplificants
  6. amplificate
  7. amplificated
  8. amplificates
  9. amplificating
  10. amplification
  11. amplificational

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