Am'pli-fi-cā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. amplificatio.]

1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement.
2. (Rhet.) Diffusive description or discussion, intended to present the subject in every view, or in the strongest light; diffuse narrative, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.

I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. Davies.