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   Ag·gran·dize

   /əˈɡranˌdīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. increase the power, status, or wealth of: "an action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty"
   • ▪ enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts: "he hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero's death"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the general sense ‘increase, magnify’): from French agrandiss-, lengthened stem of agrandir, probably from Italian aggrandire, from Latin grandis ‘large’. The ending was changed by association with verbs ending in -ize.

   Derivatives

   • 1. aggrandizement noun
   • 2. aggrandizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

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