Magnify

From Middle French magnifier or its source, Latin magnificÄre, from magnificus.

Full definition of magnify

(transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially god). from 14th c.

1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts X:For they herde them speake with tonges, and magnify God.
1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:For he who freely magnifies what hath been nobly done, and fears not to declare as freely what might be done better, gives ye the best cov'nant of his fidelity ....

GrewThe least error in a small quantity...will in a great one...be proportionately magnified.
2006, Edwin Black, Internal Combustion Chapter 2, But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. This only magnified the indispensable nature of the oligopolists.

(transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. from 17th c.
(transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. from 17th c.

2013, Catherine Clabby, Focus on Everything, Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. Thatâ€™s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.

(intransitive, slang, obsolete) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.