# amplify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/ · frequency rank #23,454

## Definitions
1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
2. To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
3. To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
4. To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

## Etymology
From Middle English amplifiyen, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare (“to enlarge”), from amplus (“large”) + facere (“to make”). See ample , equivalent to ample + -ify.

## Easily confused with
- **amply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amplify-vs-amply)

## Common misspellings (11)
`amlpify`, `ammplify`, `ampilfy`, `amplfiy`, `ampliffy`, `amplifyy`, `ampliyf`, `ampllify`, `ampplify`, `apmlify`, `maplify`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amplify