The teacher used a microphone to ____ her voice so the students in the back could hear.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The microphone was used to ____ her voice during the presentation.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s
Proto-Italic *amlos?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.
Proto-Italic *amβi
Latin ambi-
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós
Proto-Italic *plēnosder.
Latin plēnus?
Latin ambiplus?
Latin amplus
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-fakāō
Latin -ficō
Latin amplificārebor.
Old French amplifierbor.
Middle English amplifiyen
English amplify
Inherited from Middle English amplifiyen, borrowed from Old French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplificāre, from amplus (“abundant, ample”) + -ficō. By surface analysis, ample + -ify.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator."
— 1700, John Dryden, Fables, Ancient and Modern:
"GCN asked Gill just who this law was aimed at. "Child abusers" he responded. He would not amplify on what he meant by child abusers."
— 1981 August 8, Nancy Wechsler, “Michigan May Register 'Sex Offenders'”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
"Russian state media focused on Putin's trip to Azerbaijan, amplifying minute details, likely in part to divert attention from the uncomfortable situation in Russia by saturating the information space with a showcase of the Kremlin's global diplomatic engagement and alleged successes."
— 2024 August 19, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Davit Gasparyan, Karolina Hird, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024”, in Ukraine Project, The Institute for the Study of War: