Using a powerful microscope, the botanist could magnify the tiny pollen grains to reveal intricate surface patterns.
植物学家使用强力显微镜放大微小的花粉粒，以揭示其复杂的表面纹理。
Which choice best defines “magnify”?
C — Make bigger. “magnify” means make bigger.
Which word means “make bigger”?
B — magnify. “magnify” means make bigger.
magnify — make bigger. In Chinese: 放大，夸大.
magnify is pronounced /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/.
Using a powerful microscope, the botanist could magnify the tiny pollen grains to reveal intricate surface patterns. (植物学家使用强力显微镜放大微小的花粉粒，以揭示其复杂的表面纹理。)
enlarge, amplify, expand — all close in meaning to magnify (make bigger).
reduce, diminish — each the opposite of magnify (make bigger).
Yes. magnify 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.
magni(great)+fy(make).