amplifying
amplifying is the present participle and gerund of amplify.
Meaning of amplify
Verb
amplify (third-person singular simple present amplifies, present participle amplifying, simple past and past participle amplified)
- To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
- amplify the loudspeaker
- To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
- Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator.1700, John Dryden, Fables, Ancient and Modern
- To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
- amplify a signal. It's amplified so you can hear the audio.
- To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
Words formed from amplifying
Questions about amplifying
- What is amplifying the present participle and gerund of?
- Amplifying is the present participle and gerund of amplify.
Words near amplifying in the dictionary
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