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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

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   What does it mean to aggrandize someone?

   • The definition of " aggrandize " is to increase the power, wealth, or resources of someone or something. She wanted to aggrandize herself, to make herself seem more important than she really was. It was a chance to aggrandize her career and maybe even get a promotion.

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   What is the synonym of aggrandize?

   • demean, humble, humiliate. 2 to make greater in size, amount, or number. a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection. Synonyms for aggrandize. accelerate, add (to), amplify,

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   What does it mean to aggrandize a building?

   • To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive. At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself. ...plans to aggrandize the building. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is the opposite of aggrandize?

   • Antonyms for aggrandize. abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate. 2 to make greater in size, amount, or number. a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection.

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   Aggrandize is a verb that means to make someone more powerful or important. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and related words, and find translations in different languages.

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   Aggrandize definition: to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.. See examples of AGGRANDIZE used in a sentence.

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   Aggrandize is a verb that means to make someone more powerful or important. It is often used in a disapproving or formal way. See how to use it in sentences and find related words and phrases.

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   Aggrandize means to assign a high status or value to something, or to make something greater in size, amount, or number. Find synonyms, antonyms, and examples of aggrandize and related words in this online thesaurus.

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   The verb aggrandize not only means "to make appear greater"; it can also be used to mean simply "to make greater." If you buy an estate and sink millions of dollars into its improvement, then you are actually aggrandizing the estate.

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    Aggrandize means to increase the power, wealth, prestige, scope, etc., of something or someone, or to make something appear greater than it is. See the origin, synonyms, translations, and usage of the verb aggrandize in different contexts.