magnify vs blow up

magnify and blow up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
magnify	No	No	Yes	No
blow up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, magnify and blow up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of magnify include enlarge.

As verbs, blow up is a hyponym of magnify; that is, blow up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than magnify:

magnify (verb)	blow up (verb)
increase in size, volume or significance	make large
make large	exaggerate or make bigger
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth	to swell or cause to enlarge
	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
	fill with gas or air
	burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
	add details to
	get very angry and fly into a rage