aggrandize
11aggrandize — [[t]əgræ̱ndaɪz[/t]] aggrandizes, aggrandizing, aggrandized VERB (disapproval) 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 …
12aggrandize — verb a) To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, We must aggrandize our conceptions, authority, and distress. b) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc …
13aggrandize — aggrandizement /euh gran diz meuhnt/, n. aggrandizer /euh gran duy zeuhr, ag reuhnduy /, n. /euh gran duyz, ag reuhn duyz /, v.t., aggrandized, aggrandizing. 1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend. 2. to make great… …
14aggrandize — Synonyms and related words: add to, advance, amplify, apotheose, apotheosize, augment, ballyhoo, beatify, beef up, bloat, blow up, boost, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, burlesque, canonize, caricature, carry too far, crescendo, crown,… …
15aggrandize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enlarge, extend (See expansion); exaggerate (See exaggeration). Ant., humble, reduce, minimize. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To exalt] Syn. acclaim, applaud, glorify; see praise 1 . 2. [To increase] Syn …
16aggrandize — or aggrandise ə grandʌɪz verb increase the power, status, or wealth of. ↘artificially enhance the reputation of. Derivatives aggrandizement noun aggrandizer noun Origin C17: from Fr. agrandiss , agrandir, prob. from Ital. aggrandire, from L.… …
17aggrandize — v. a. Exalt, dignify, honor, elevate, promote, make great, raise to higher rank. See advance …
18aggrandize — v 1. increase, enlarge, make larger, make bigger, make greater, Chiefly Literary. greaten; widen, thicken, broaden; lengthen, elongate, prolong, prolongate, protract; dilate, distend, inflate, swell, bloat, puff out, blow up. 2. augment,… …
19aggrandize — ag·gran·dize …
20aggrandize — ag•gran•dize [[t]əˈgræn daɪz, ˈæg rənˌdaɪz[/t]] v. t. dized, diz•ing 1) to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend 2) to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor 3) to make (something) appear greater •… …
