From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. i.
To increase or become great. [Obs.]
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Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. --J.
Hall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrandized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Aggrandizing}.] [F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) +
grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See
{Grand}, and cf. {Finish}.]
1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize
our conceptions, authority, distress.
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2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth;
-- applied to persons, countries, etc.
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His scheme for aggrandizing his son. --Prescott.
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3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. --Lamb.
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Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aggrandize
v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard},
{embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up},
{dramatize}, {dramatise}]
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