From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Amplify \Am"pli*fy\, v. i.
1. To become larger. [Obs.]
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Strait was the way at first, withouten light,
But further in did further amplify. --Fairfax.
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2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument
or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on
or upon. --Watts.
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He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject
he handles. --South.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Amplify \Am"pli*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amplified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Amplifying.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See
Ample, -fy.]
1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the
like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.
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2. (Rhet.) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat
copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to
expand; to make much of.
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Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard
author, but much amplified by our English
translator. --Dryden.
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