aggrandize

ag·gran·dize  (-grndz, grn-)

tr.v. ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing, ag·gran·diz·es

1. To increase the scope of; extend.

2. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation.

3. To make appear greater; exaggerate: aggrandize one argument while belittling another.

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[French agrandir, agrandiss-, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + grandir, to grow larger (from Latin grandre, from grandis, large).]

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ag·grandize·ment (-grndz-mnt, -dz-) n.

ag·grandizer n.

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aggrandize or -dise

Verb

[-dizing, -dized] or -dising, -dised to make greater in size, power, or rank [Old French aggrandir]

aggrandizement
-disement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

aggrandize - add details to aggrandise, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"