Engineers installed a series of reflectors to amplify the sound of the outdoor concert without distorting the music's quality.
工程师安装了一系列反射器来放大户外音乐会的音量，同时不扭曲音乐的质量。
Which choice best defines “amplify”?
D — To make something louder, especially music or sound. “amplify” means to make something louder, especially music or sound.
Which word means “to make something louder, especially music or sound”?
C — amplify. “amplify” means to make something louder, especially music or sound.
amplify — to make something louder, especially music or sound. In Chinese: 放大，增强.
amplify is pronounced /ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ/.
Engineers installed a series of reflectors to amplify the sound of the outdoor concert without distorting the music's quality. (工程师安装了一系列反射器来放大户外音乐会的音量，同时不扭曲音乐的质量。)
intensify, boost, augment — all close in meaning to amplify (to make something louder, especially music or sound).
reduce, muffle — each the opposite of amplify (to make something louder, especially music or sound).
Yes. amplify is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ampl(big)+ify(make become)