amplify
Translation
to amplify, to expand on, to elaborate
Examples
This device can amplify the sound.
This device can amplify the sound.
Could you amplify your last point?
Could you amplify your last point?
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to increase the strength of (sth.) This device can amplify the sound.
((on sth.)) to add details to (a story, a point, etc.) Could you amplify on your last point?
Similar Words
Synonyms: increase, magnify, expand; Antonyms: reduce, diminish
Etymology
From Latin 'amplus' (large) + 'facere' (to make). Literally 'to make large'.
Memory Tips
Think of a guitar 'amp' (amplifier) making music louder. This verb describes that action, both for sound and for ideas.