aggrandize

(ə-grăn'dīz', ăg'rən-)
tr.v., -dized, -diz·ing, -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.

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

aggrandizement ag·gran'dize·ment (ə-grăn'dĭz-mənt, -dīz'-) n.
aggrandizer ag·gran'diz'er n.

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verb

1. To make or become greater or larger: amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. Informal beef up. See increase/decrease.
2. To raise to a high position or status: apotheosize, dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify, uplift. Idioms: put on a pedestal. See rise/fall.

v

Definition: cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
Antonyms: belittle, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humble, lower

For a list of words related to aggrandize, see:

• Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - aggrandize: (vb) make great or greater in power, wealth, or honor

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See words rhyming with "aggrandizer."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - øge, forøge, udvide

Nederlands (Dutch)
(macht) vergroten, overdrijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - agrandir, grandir

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergrößern, verherrlichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεγεθύνω, επαυξάνω, μεγαλύνω, μεγαλοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
ingrandire, ampliare, magnificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aumentar, fazer parecer maior, aumentar a força, riqueza, posição ou reputação

Русский (Russian)
увеличивать, повышать, расширять, превозносить, восхвалять сверх меры

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ampliar, agrandar, aumentar, expandir, ensalzar, enaltecer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förstora, utvidga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
增加, 夸大

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 增加, 誇大

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 크게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 大きくする, 強める, 大きく見せる, 拡大する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكبر, يوسع, يعظم, يبجل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגדיל, הגביה, הגביר, גרם (לו) להיראות גדול מכפי שהוא‬

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