aggrandize

English

Alternative forms

aggrandise (mainly British)

Etymology

Verb

aggrandize (third-person singular simple present aggrandizes, present participle aggrandizing, simple past and past participle aggrandized)

(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc.
- Prescott
  his scheme for aggrandizing his son
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
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(intransitive) To increase or become great.

Translations

make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth

Portuguese: engrandecer (pt)

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