magnificar

to praise

to magnify

magnificar(mahg-nee-fee-kahr)

transitive verb

1. (to glorify)

a. to praise

Muchos historiadores han magnificado la figura del dictador.

Many historians have praised the figure of the dictator.

b. to extol

Los periódicos magnifican al general que ganó la batalla.

Newspapers extol the general who won the battle.

c. to magnify

Este poema magnifica la belleza de París.

This poem magnifies the beauty of Paris.

2. (to hyperbolize)

(Latin America)

a. to exaggerate

A Ramiro le gusta magnificar las cosas cuando cuenta una historia.

Ramiro likes to exaggerate things when he's telling a story.

b. to blow...out of proportion

Tranquilízate. Estás magnificando la situación y no es para tanto.

Calm down. You're blowing the situation out of proportion but it's not a big deal.

c. to magnify

Tratemos de no magnificar el problema.

Let's try not to magnify the problem.

3. (to enlarge)

(Latin America)

a. to magnify

Usaremos este lente para magnificar la imagen.

We'll use this lens to magnify the image.