magnify

magnify is a Verb

Definition:

[1] To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters. The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one . . . be proportionately magnified. Grew.

[2] To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held. On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel. Joshua iv. 14.

[3] To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic] O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Ps. xxxiv. 3.

[4] To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty. To magnify one`s self (Script.), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast. -- To magnify one`s self against (Script.), to oppose with pride.