AMPLIFY

Meaning

To render larger, more extended, or more intense.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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