Complete Definition of "aggrandize"

English

Alternative spellings
aggrandise (Commonwealth English)

Verb
en-verb|aggrandiz|es

  1. transitive To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
  2. transitive To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc.
  3. transitive To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
  4. intransitive To increase or become great.

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