ampliar

/amˈpljaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to extend, expand, enlarge

📏 am-PLIAR = amplify; same Latin root amplus (large), so make bigger

Ampliar comes from Latin amplificare, from amplus meaning large. English amplify, ample and amplitude share the root. If you know amplify, you know ampliar: to make something larger, wider or more detailed.

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