magnifiable

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adjective

That can be magnified, or extolled.

“Bacteria are magnifiable with the aid of a microscope.”

OriginEnglish magnify ← Middle English magnifien ← Middle French magnifier →
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Meanings

adjectivemagnifiable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat can be magnified, or extolled.
  2. not comparableCapable of being magnified, or made to appear larger.

    Bacteria are magnifiable with the aid of a microscope.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m̥ǵh₂nós
  3. Proto-Italic*magnos
  4. Latinmagnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Italic*θakos
  7. Latinmagnificus
  8. Latinmagnificāre
  9. Middle Frenchmagnifier
  10. Middle Englishmagnifien
  11. Englishmagnify
  12. Englishmagnifiable

From magnify + -able.

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APA

magnifiable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnifiable

MLA

“magnifiable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnifiable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnifiable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnifiable.

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