Amplify : increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.Mummify : (especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth.Shock : a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.Curtail : reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.Embalm : preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative.Antonym of Amplify is Curtail