Definitions and Examples of amplify, enhance, project
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To increase the volume, intensity, or strength of something.
Example
The speakers were turned up to amplify the sound of the music.
To improve or increase the quality, value, or attractiveness of something.
Example
Adding spices can enhance the flavor of a dish.
To cause something to be seen or heard clearly by making it more prominent or projecting it forward.
Example
The presenter used a microphone to project her voice to the back of the room.
Key Differences: amplify vs enhance vs project
- 1Amplify refers to increasing the volume or intensity of something.
- 2Enhance refers to improving the quality or value of something.
- 3Project refers to making something more prominent or projecting it forward.
Effective Usage of amplify, enhance, project
- 1Music: Use amplify to describe turning up the volume of music.
- 2Cooking: Use enhance to describe adding spices to improve the flavor of a dish.
- 3Public Speaking: Use project to describe using a microphone to make your voice more prominent in a large room.
Remember this!
The antonyms have distinct nuances: Amplify means to increase volume or intensity, enhance means to improve quality or value, and project means to make something more prominent. Use these words in different contexts such as music, cooking, and public speaking to convey the opposite meaning of muffle.