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To magnify one's self

Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magnified; p. pr. & vb. n. Magnifying.] [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.

  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 laud; 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.