Amplify and Muffle

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Amplify

Amplify verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.
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Muffle is an antonym for amplify.
Nearby Words: amplified, amplification, amplifying, amplifier

Muffle

Muffle verb - To deaden the sound of.
Usage example: the walls muffled their conversation so that only a low murmur was heard
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Amplify is an antonym for muffle.
Nearby Words: muffled, muff, muffler, muffling
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Common collocations

sense amplify sense muffle sense
sound amplify sound muffle sound
voice amplify voice muffle voice
sounds amplify sounds muffle sounds

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Dark Knight Rises Vader Breath: While Bane doesn't make as deep and labored inhalations as the Trope Namer, his mask does muffle and apparently amplify his voice.
    Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises
  • Video Game / Dead Space The game will amplify the sounds coming from inside Isaac's helmet, muffle the sounds coming from direct contact with his weapons or the ground, and mute most sounds while in a vacuum (you can still hear close enemies though, because the sound being realistically transmitted through the floor).
    Source: Video Game / Dead Space
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