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Magnify

Magnify verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Usage example: the movie's sound effects magnify every crash and boom in the action scenes
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Reduce is an antonym for magnify in enlarge topic.
Nearby Words: magnified, magnification, magnifying, magnifier

Reduce

Reduce verb - Make smaller.
Usage example: reduce an image
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Magnify is an antonym for reduce.
Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible
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power magnify power reduce power
strength magnify strength reduce strength
sound magnify sound reduce sound
effectiveness magnify effectiveness reduce effectiveness
Other words: damage, times, powers.
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