资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

         To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of
         your empire.                             --Udall.

Ampliate \Am"pli*ate\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
   Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of
   insects.