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Verb
amplio
- first-person singular present indicative of ampliar
Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
amplio
- first-person singular present indicative of ampliare
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Latin
Etymology
amplus (“large, wide, ample”) + -iō (suffix creating causative verbs).
Pronunciation
Verb
ampliō (present infinitive ampliāre, perfect active ampliāvī, supine ampliātum); first conjugation
- to make wider, widen, extend, enlarge, increase, amplify, augment, magnify
- Synonyms: adiciō, adaugeō, extendō, amplificō, multiplicō
- Antonyms: diminuō, minuō, dēminuō, imminuō, tenuō, premō, corripiō
- to make glorious, ennoble
- (law) to delay judgment or decision, adjourn
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References
- “amplio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “amplio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amplio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- amplio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Verb
amplio
- first-person singular present indicative of ampliar
Spanish
Etymology
From older amplo, semi-learned borrowing from Latin amplus. Cognate with English ample. Doublet of ancho.
Pronunciation
Adjective
amplio (feminine amplia, masculine plural amplios, feminine plural amplias)
- broad, large, spacious, wide, expansive
- una amplia habitación ― a spacious room
- una amplia zona ― a wide (or broad) area
- (figurative) broad, wide, comprehensive, extensive, large, wide-ranging, ample
- amplio apoyo ― widespread/broad support
- amplia experiencia ― extensive experience
- amplio margen ― wide margin; ample room
- amplia oportunidad ― ample opportunity
- amplio conocimiento/amplios conocimientos ― extensive knowledge
- en (un) sentido amplio ― in a broad sense
- por amplia mayoría ― by a large majority
- un amplio alcance ― a broad scope/broad in scope
- un amplio consenso ― a broad consensus
- una amplia audiencia ― a wide audience
- una amplia gama ― a wide (or broad) range
- una amplia selección ― a wide choice
- una amplia variedad ― a wide variety
- una definición amplia ― a broad definition
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