2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in
which one is held.
On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel.
Joshua iv. 14.
3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic] O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Ps. xxxiv. 3.
4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty. To magnify one's self (Script.), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast. — To magnify one's self against (Script.), to oppose with pride.
MAGNIFY
Mag"ni*fy, v. i.
1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.
2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant & Obs.] Spectator. Magnifying glass, a lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of objects seen through it.
MAGNILOQUENCE
Mag*nil"o*quence, n. Etym: [L. magniloquentia.]
Defn: The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
MAGNILOQUENT Mag*nil"o*quent, a. Etym: [L. magnus great + loquens, -entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See Magnitude, Loquacious.]
Defn: Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent. — Mag*nil"o*quent*ly, adv.