Verb
amplify -
increase the volume of; "amplify sound"
deepen ,
intensify ,
compound ,
heighten become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old" ; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
amplify -
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
overstate ,
exaggerate ,
overdraw ,
hyperbolize ,
hyperbolise ,
magnify
understate ,
downplay ,
minimise ,
minimize represent as less significant or important
misinform ,
mislead give false or misleading information to
overemphasise ,
overemphasize ,
overstress place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
vaunt ,
shoot a line ,
gasconade ,
brag ,
gas ,
boast ,
tout ,
bluster ,
swash ,
blow attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
aggrandise ,
aggrandize ,
embroider ,
lard ,
dramatise ,
dramatize ,
embellish ,
pad ,
blow up add details to
amplify -
increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
magnify
enlarge make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
amplify -
exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
inflate ,
blow up ,
expand
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary" ; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
puff up make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
