Englishmagnify
verb
1 the image is magnified by an eyepiece:
enlarge, boost, enhance, maximize, increase, augment, extend, expand, amplify, intensify, heighten, deepen, broaden, widen, dilate;
informal blow up.
▷antonyms reduce.
2 she tended to magnify the defects of those she disliked:
exaggerate, overstate, overemphasize, overplay, dramatize, color, embroider, embellish, enhance, inflate, amplify, make a mountain out of (a molehill);
informal make a big thing out of, blow up, blow up out of all proportion;
archaic draw the long bow.
▷antonyms minimize, understate.