GRE Word List

AMPLIFY

to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis

The meaning of the word amplify is to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis.

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abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
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