aggrandize. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

aggrandize

SYLLABICATION:	ag·gran·dize
PRONUNCIATION:	-grndz, grn-
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing, ag·gran·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.
ETYMOLOGY:	French agrandir, agrandiss-, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + grandir, to grow larger (from Latin grandre, from grandis, large).
OTHER FORMS:	ag·grandize·ment (-grndz-mnt, -dz-) —NOUN ag·grandizer —NOUN


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