amplify

verb

1. (transitive)To render larger, more extended, or more intense.

   “amplify the loudspeaker”

   “amplify a telescope”

   “amplify a microscope”

   “amplify the message”

   “amplify an image on the screen”

2. (transitive)To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.

   “Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator.”

   “GCN asked Gill just who this law was aimed at. "Child abusers" he responded. He would not amplify on what he meant by child abusers.”

   “Russian state media focused on Putin's trip to Azerbaijan, amplifying minute details, likely in part to divert attention from the uncomfortable situation in Russia by saturating the information space with a showcase of the Kremlin's global diplomatic engagement and alleged successes.”

3. (transitive)To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.

   “amplify a signal”

4. To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.