Lower
Lower verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.
Usage example: how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?
Magnify
Magnify verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Common collocations
| light | lower light | magnify light |
Cite this Source
Magnify and Lower. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/magnify
Lower & Magnify. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/magnify>.
Magnify or Lower. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/magnify.
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