make (sth) appear larger (as with a lens or microscope)
exaggerate
extol; give praise to (God)
"Her terror was magnified in her mind"
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
"blow up an image"
And Marie said, My soule doth magnifie the Lord.
出自:Bible (AV): Luke
在审判时,小的过失常常被夸大到滔天大罪。