amplificatet (amplifikat)

t. [ Amplification of the visible figure of a known object. Reid , Inq. into the Human Mind. Specifically-2. In rhet., expansion for rhetorical purposes of a narrative, description, argument, or other discourse; a discourse or pa age so expanded; an addition made in expanding. The first expre ion in which he [Dante) clothes his thoughts is always so energetic and comprehensive that amplification would only injure the effect. IMG:content-0669.png:[blocks in formation] fication (which see).