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adj. - Enlarged to an abnormal degree.

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  • One thing that's magnified is the effectiveness of Shaquille, his incredible ability to overmatch and overplay and over-dominate the other centers.
  • 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
  • For interpreters, the problem in magnified since they generally don’t have the time to think about different ways to translate hard words.
  • Robert Hooke, 17th century pioneer of microscopy, did a beautiful picture of a flea, enormously magnified, that is a classic of English draughtsmanship.
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