LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

amplificō

amplificō (present infinitive amplificāre, perfect active amplificāvī, supine amplificātum)
Classical[amˈplɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[amˈpliː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. to enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify; develop
  2. to praise loudly, exalt

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.amplificōamplificābamamplificābōamplificāvīamplificāveramamplificāverō
amplificārō
2nd sg.amplificāsamplificābāsamplificābisamplificāvistī
amplificāstī		amplificāverās
amplificārās		amplificāveris
3rd sg.amplificatamplificābatamplificābitamplificāvitamplificāverat
amplificārat		amplificāverit
amplificārit
1st pl.amplificāmusamplificābāmusamplificābimusamplificāvimusamplificāverāmusamplificāverimus
amplificārimus
2nd pl.amplificātisamplificābātisamplificābitisamplificāvistis
amplificāstis		amplificāverātis
amplificārātis		amplificāveritis
amplificāritis
3rd pl.amplificantamplificābantamplificābuntamplificāvērunt
amplificāvēre, amplificārunt		amplificāverant
amplificārant		amplificāverint
amplificārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.amplificemamplificāremamplificāverim
amplificārim		amplificāvissem
amplificāssem
2nd sg.amplificēsamplificārēsamplificāverīsamplificāvissēs
amplificāssēs
3rd sg.amplificetamplificāretamplificāverit
amplificārit		amplificāvisset
amplificāsset
1st pl.amplificēmusamplificārēmusamplificāverīmus
amplificārīmus		amplificāvissēmus
amplificāssēmus
2nd pl.amplificētisamplificārētisamplificāverītis
amplificārītis		amplificāvissētis
amplificāssētis
3rd pl.amplificentamplificārentamplificāverint
amplificārint		amplificāvissent
amplificāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.amplificoramplificābaramplificābor
2nd sg.amplificāris
amplificāre		amplificābāris
amplificābāre		amplificāberis
amplificābere
3rd sg.amplificāturamplificābāturamplificābitur
1st pl.amplificāmuramplificābāmuramplificābimur
2nd pl.amplificāminīamplificābāminīamplificābiminī
3rd pl.amplificanturamplificābanturamplificābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.amplificeramplificārer
2nd sg.amplificēris
amplificēre		amplificārēris
amplificārēre
3rd sg.amplificēturamplificārētur
1st pl.amplificēmuramplificārēmur
2nd pl.amplificēminīamplificārēminī
3rd pl.amplificenturamplificārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.amplificāamplificāre
pres. 2nd pl.amplificāteamplificāminī
fut. 2nd sg.amplificātōamplificātor
fut. 3rd sg.amplificātōamplificātor
fut. 2nd pl.amplificātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.amplificantōamplificantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveamplificāreamplificārī
perfect infinitiveamplificāvisse
amplificāsse		amplificātum esse
future infinitiveamplificātūrum esseamplificātum īrī
present participleamplificāns—
perfect participle—amplificātus
amplificāta, amplificātā, amplificātae, amplificātam, amplificātārum, amplificātās, amplificātī, amplificātōrum, amplificātōs
future participleamplificātūrus
amplificātūra, amplificātūrā, amplificātūrae, amplificātūram, amplificātūrārum, amplificātūrās, amplificātūre, amplificātūrī, amplificātūrīs, amplificātūrō, amplificātūrōrum, amplificātūrōs, amplificātūrum		amplificandus
amplificanda, amplificandā, amplificandae, amplificandam, amplificandārum, amplificandās, amplificande, amplificandīs, amplificandōrum, amplificandōs
gerundamplificandī, amplificandō, amplificandumsupineamplificātum, amplificātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

rem publicam augere, amplificare
to aggrandise, extend the power of the state.
auctoritatem alicuius amplificare (opp. imminuere, minuere)
to increase a person's dignity.
dicendo augere, amplificare aliquid (opp. dicendo extenuare aliquid)
to lend lustre to a subject by one's description.

amplĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. amplusfacio,
I. to make wide, to widen, extend, enlarge, increase (class., but mostly in prose).
I. In gen.: ingressum domūs et atrii amplificavit, Vulg. Eccli. 50, 5: dolorem, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 50: divitias, Cic. Rep. 3, 12: fortunam, id. Am. 16, 59: sonum, to strengthen, increase, id. N. D. 2, 57: urbem, id. Cat. 3, 1; Liv. 1, 44: rem publicam, Cic. N. D. 2, 3: civitatem, Vulg. Eccli. 50, 5.— Trop.: auctoritas amplificata, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16: Aeduorum auctoritatem apud omnes Belgas, Caes. B. G. 2, 14: Amplificet Deus nomen Salomonis, Vulg. 3 Reg. 1, 47. —Aliquem aliquā re: (eos) festinatis honoribus amplificat atque auget, Plin. Pan. 69: honore et gloriā amplificati, Cic. Leg. 3, 14: amplificatus auro et argento, Vulg. 1 Macc. 2, 18.—
II. Esp., in rhet. t. t., to place a subject in some way in a clearer light, to amplify, dilate upon, enlarge upon: summa laus eloquentiae est amplificare rem ornando, Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 104; cf. id. ib. 1, 51, 221; id. Ac. 2, 2 al.; v. amplificatio.

Origins

From amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō.

Descendants
  • Catalanamplificar
  • Frenchamplifierfrom Old French amplifier
  • Englishamplifyfrom Old French amplifier
  • Englishamplificate
  • Italianamplificare
  • Portugueseamplificar
  • Romanianamplifica
  • Spanishamplificar
  • Galicianamplificar

In English words that came into English from amplificō

  • amplifyamplificāre
  • amplificationamplificātiō
  • amplificateamplificātus

Quick answers

What does amplificō mean in Latin?
amplificō, a verb, means “to enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify; develop; to praise loudly, exalt”.
What are the principal parts of amplificō?
amplificō, amplificāre, amplificāvī, amplificātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce amplificō?
In classical Latin, [amˈplɪ.fɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈpliː.fi.ko].
Which English words come from amplificō?
English words that go back to Latin amplificō include amplify, amplificate and amplification.