Ampliate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ampliate \Am"pli*ate\, v. t. [L. ampliatus, p. p. of ampliare to
     make wider, fr. amplus. See {Ample}.]
     To enlarge. [R.]
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           To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of


           your empire.                             --Udall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ampliate \Am"pli*ate\, a. (Zool.)
     Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of
     insects.
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