amplify
Increase the volume
To amplify is to make something larger, stronger, or more intense.
An amplifier increases the power of an audio signal; a megaphone amplifies voice.
The word extends beyond sound: media amplifies messages, fear amplifies danger, and you might amplify a point by elaborating on it.
The controversy only amplified public interest in the film.
Raise in quality
- refineRemove impurities from
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- boostUpward push or increase
elevate · strengthen · augment · sharpen · heighten · enrich · optimize · embellish
Increase in size
swell · broaden · widen · scale · proliferate · accumulate · snowball · burgeon
Sound amplification device
- decibelsAcoustic intensity units
- audioTransmitted sound content
- gainPositive return received
- speakerOne who talks
microphone · volume · loudness · bass · treble · acoustics · reverb · distortion
Increase in severity
- deepenIncrease in degree
- heightenIncrease in degree
- strengthenMake more robust
- redoubleIncrease twofold again
invigorate · energize · galvanize · compound · accelerate · concentrate · ramp-up · supercharge
Spread information widely
- propagateSpread or breed further
- circulateMove in a loop
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- transmitTo send onward
distribute · share · relay · promulgate · permeate · radiate · viral · echo
Represent as greater
- inflateFill with gas
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- hyperbolizeTo exaggerate extravagantly
- overemphasizeStress something too much
dramatize · sensationalize · overplay · distort · blow-up · embroider · overblown · hyperbole
To send onward
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
satellite · frequency · airwaves · broadcast · network · relay · tower · reception
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
enlargement · loupe · optics · eyepiece · resolution · focal · aperture
improve
Raise in quality
boost · elevate · strengthen · augment · sharpen · heighten · enrich · optimize · embellish · hone
expand
Increase in size
grow · swell · broaden · widen · scale · proliferate · accumulate · snowball · burgeon · escalation
loudspeaker
Sound amplification device
speaker · microphone · volume · loudness · bass · treble · acoustics · reverb · distortion · feedback
escalate
Increase in severity
- deepenIncrease in degree
- heightenIncrease in degree
- strengthenMake more robust
redouble · invigorate · energize · galvanize · compound · accelerate · concentrate · ramp-up · supercharge · turbocharge
disseminate
Spread information widely
transmit · distribute · share · relay · promulgate · permeate · radiate · viral · echo · reverberate
overstate
Represent as greater
- inflateFill with gas
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- hyperbolizeTo exaggerate extravagantly
overemphasize · dramatize · sensationalize · overplay · distort · blow-up · embroider · overblown · hyperbole
transmit
To send onward
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
antenna · satellite · frequency · airwaves · broadcast · network · relay · tower · reception · booster
microscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
lens · enlargement · loupe · optics · eyepiece · resolution · focal · aperture
- music expressionsmusic to my ears, in tune, out of tune, play it by ear, strike a chord
- escalationescalation, escalate, ratchet up, worsen, intensify
- magnifyzoom in, enlarge, close-up, blow up, scale up
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- build upaccumulate, amass, pile up, snowball, escalate
- exaggerateoverstate, embellish, inflate, dramatize, overdo
- audio amplifiersDevices increasing sound power
- power amplifierCircuit that increases signal strength
- tube amplifierAudio booster using vacuum valves
- tidal amplitudeSea level variation extent
- sound amplificationIncreasing volume electronically
- sound amplifierBoosts audio levels
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