to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens

Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes. 我们的皮肤看上去很光滑，但放大后看却是坑坑洼洼的。

to make a problem bigger or more important

The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community. 炎热的夏日加深了社区的种族矛盾。