magnifymag‧ni‧fy /ˈmægnəˌfaɪ/ verb [transitive] (magnified, magnifies) 
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science to make something appear larger than it is: 
A microscope magnifies the image so you can see the cells.2to make something seem more important or worse than it really is: The reports tend to magnify the risks involved.—magnification /ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
1 science to make something appear larger than it is: A microscope magnifies the image so you can see the cells.2to make something seem more important or worse than it really is: The reports tend to magnify the risks involved.—magnification