amplify

/ˈam-plə-ˌfī/

Middle English amplifien "to enlarge, increase," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre "to increase the size of, augment," from amplus "more than adequate in size or extent, ample-i- -i--ficāre -fy

verb

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

  2. to make larger or greater (as in amount, importance, or intensity) : increase

  3. to increase the strength or amount of; especially : to make louder

expand amplify swell distend inflate dilate mean to increase in size or volume. expand may apply regardless of the manner of increase (such as growth, unfolding, addition of parts). amplify implies the extension or enlargement of something inadequate.