aggrandize
[verb]
Synonyms: increase, augment, beef (up), boost, enlarge, expand, extend, heighten, magnify, multiply, exalt, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, glorify, honor, sublime, uprear

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Antonyms: belittle
Related Words: amplify, build up

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ag·gran·dize (ə-grăndīz, ăgrən-)
tr.v. ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing, ag·gran·diz·es
► To increase the scope of; extend.
► To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation.
► To make appear greater; exaggerate:
aggrandize one argument while belittling another.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

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

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

aggrandize
ag·grandize·ment (ə-grăndĭz-mənt, -dīz-) n.
ag·grandizer n.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲