amplify

 
Pronunciation: /ˈamplɪfʌɪ/

verb (amplifies, amplifying, amplified)

[with object]
  • 1increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier: (as adjective amplified) amplified pop music
  • increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation): the manufacturers have developed a system of amplifying the radio signal
  • make (something) more marked or intense: urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization
  • 2enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement): the notes amplify information contained in the statement
  • 3 Genetics make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence): genomic DNA was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction

Derivatives

amplification

Pronunciation: /-fɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the general sense 'increase, augment'): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus 'large, abundant'