verb

• (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
• (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
• (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.
• (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc.
• (intransitive, slang, obsolete) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.