aggrandize

English

Alternative forms

• aggrandise (mainly, British)

Verb

aggrandize (third-person singular simple present aggrandizes, present participle aggrandizing, simple past and past participle aggrandized)

1. (transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as,

   We must aggrandize our conceptions, authority, and 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.