[ˈamplɪfʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier
(e.g: the accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement)

- enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement)
(e.g: the notes amplify information contained in the statement)

- make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence)
(e.g: genomic DNA was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘increase, augment’): from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from amplus ‘large, abundant’