Overmagnify
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overmagnify is a verb meaning To magnify too much.
Meaning
To magnify too much.
Example Sentences
Sabato's (1991) Feeding Frenzy similarly focuses on the post-Watergate tendency in American mass media to overmagnify certain events and to provide more cynical and contentious coverage of politics.
Word Forms
- overmagnifies
- overmagnifying
- overmagnified
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overamplify, overaggrandize, overexaggerate, overglorify, hyperexaggerate, overemphasize.
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