Amplification

[Fr. from Lat. amplificatio.] The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimension; enlarge ment. (Rhet.) A part of a discourse or speech, wherein a crime is aggravated, a praise or commendation heightened, or a narration enlarged, by an enumeration of circumstances, so as to excite the proper emotions in the minds of the auditors. Amplificative, and Amplificatory, a. That enlarges or amplifies. Amplifier, n . One who amplifies or enlarges. Amplify, v. a. and n. [Fr. amplifier , from Lat. amplifi care.] To make ample. The word is commonly applied to the augmentation of resources and the enlargement of some literary subject or argument. To enrich; to enlarge; to extend; to increase; to dilate; to expatiate; to expand.