amplificō āvī, ātus, āre
amplus + facio, to broaden, extend, enlarge, increase, make wide, give space to: urbem: urbs amplificanda, L.: divitias: vestris iudiciis amplificatam (auctoritatem): Aeduorum auctoritatem apud Belgas, Cs.—In rhet., to make conspicuous, amplify, render impressive: rem ornando: orationem.