Difference between Amplify and Magnify

What is the difference between Amplify and Magnify?

Amplify as a verb is to render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like;—used especially of loudspeakers, telescopes, microscopes, etc. while Magnify as a verb is to make an object appear larger so one can see it in more detail, such as with a magnifying glass or a telescope.

Amplify

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like;—used especially of loudspeakers, telescopes, microscopes, etc. To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.

Example sentence: Look at a football field. It looks like a big movie screen. This is theatre. Football combines the strategy of chess. It's part ballet. It's part battleground, part playground. We clarify, amplify and glorify the game with our footage, the narration and that music, and in the end create an inspirational piece of footage.

Magnify

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make an object appear larger so one can see it in more detail, such as with a magnifying glass or a telescope.To make a situation or an idea appear greater or more important than it is.

Example sentence: Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you'll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you.

We hope you now know whether to use Amplify or Magnify in your sentence.

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