magnifier

English

Etymology

magnify +‎ -er

Noun

magnifier (plural magnifiers)

  1. That which magnifies.
    1. One who extols.
    2. A magnifying glass.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magnificāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ɲi.fje/
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Verb

magnifier

  1. to exalt with praise; usually in reference to God

Conjugation
Conjugation of magnifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple magnifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple magnifiant
/ma.ɲi.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle magnifié
/ma.ɲi.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present magnifie
/ma.ɲi.fi/		 magnifies
/ma.ɲi.fi/		 magnifie
/ma.ɲi.fi/		 magnifions
/ma.ɲi.fjɔ̃/		 magnifiez
/ma.ɲi.fje/		 magnifient
/ma.ɲi.fi/
imperfect magnifiais
/ma.ɲi.fjɛ/		 magnifiais
/ma.ɲi.fjɛ/		 magnifiait
/ma.ɲi.fjɛ/		 magnifiions
/ma.ɲi.fi.jɔ̃/		 magnifiiez
/ma.ɲi.fi.je/		 magnifiaient
/ma.ɲi.fjɛ/
past historic2 magnifiai
/ma.ɲi.fje/		 magnifias
/ma.ɲi.fja/		 magnifia
/ma.ɲi.fja/		 magnifiâmes
/ma.ɲi.fjam/		 magnifiâtes
/ma.ɲi.fjat/		 magnifièrent
/ma.ɲi.fjɛʁ/
future magnifierai
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁe/		 magnifieras
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁa/		 magnifiera
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁa/		 magnifierons
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁɔ̃/		 magnifierez
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁe/		 magnifieront
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional magnifierais
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁɛ/		 magnifierais
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁɛ/		 magnifierait
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁɛ/		 magnifierions
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁjɔ̃/		 magnifieriez
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁje/		 magnifieraient
/ma.ɲi.fi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present magnifie
/ma.ɲi.fi/		 magnifies
/ma.ɲi.fi/		 magnifie
/ma.ɲi.fi/		 magnifiions
/ma.ɲi.fi.jɔ̃/		 magnifiiez
/ma.ɲi.fi.je/		 magnifient
/ma.ɲi.fi/
imperfect2 magnifiasse
/ma.ɲi.fjas/		 magnifiasses
/ma.ɲi.fjas/		 magnifiât
/ma.ɲi.fja/		 magnifiassions
/ma.ɲi.fja.sjɔ̃/		 magnifiassiez
/ma.ɲi.fja.sje/		 magnifiassent
/ma.ɲi.fjas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — magnifie
/ma.ɲi.fi/		 — magnifions
/ma.ɲi.fjɔ̃/		 magnifiez
/ma.ɲi.fje/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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