Syn.
— Glorious; majestic; sublime. See Grand.
MAGNIFICENTLY
Mag*nif"i*cent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a Magnificent manner.
MAGNIFICO
Mag*nif"i*co, n.; pl. Magnificoes. Etym: [It. See Magnific.]
1. A grandee or nobleman of Venice; — so called in courtesy. Shak.
2. A rector of a German university.
MAGNIFIER
Mag"ni*fi`er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, magnifies.
MAGNIFY
Mag"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magnified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Magnifying.] Etym: [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See
Magnific.]
1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters. The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one . . . be proportionately magnified. Grew.