English → Latin
“amplify” in Latin
amplificōto enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify; develop; to praise loudly, exaltdīlātōto spread out, extend, dilateglōriaglory, renown, fame, honorprō̆pāgōto propagate; to extend, enlarge, increaseprōferōto bring out, bring forth; to make known, produce in public, publish, reveal; to appear, show oneselfaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenmultiplicōto increase, augment; to multiply
The English word amplify itself goes back to Latin amplus, through amplificāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
amplify
amplificare (= “enlarge,” and also “set off by rhetorical exaggeration”). Also dilatare (alicujus imperium, gloriam): propagare or proferre (aliquid, fines alicujus rei, etc.); augere: multiplicare. Vid. ENLARGE, INCREASE.
Exaggerate rhetorically, amplificare: verbis exaggerare: multiplicare verbis (represent as more numerous than they really are; e.g., copias): verbis augere: in majus (verbis) extollere: in falsum augere (Tac.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for amplify?
- The usual Latin words for “amplify” are amplificō, dīlātō, glōria; also prō̆pāgō, prōferō, augeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.