To magnify one's self (Script.), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to
boast. -- To magnify one's self against (Script.), to oppose with
pride.
Mag"ni*fy, v. i. 1. To have the power of causing objects to appear
larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of
objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.
2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant & Obs.]
Spectator.
Magnifying glass, a lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of
objects seen through it.
Mag*nil"o*quence (?), n. [L. magniloquentia.] The quality of being
magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
Mag*nil"o*quent (?), a. [L. magnus great + loquens, -entis, p. pr. of
loqui to speak. See Magnitude, Loquacious.] Speaking pompously; using
swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent. --
Mag*nil"o*quent*ly, adv.