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| aggrandize | (อะแกรน' ไดซ, แอก'กระไดซ) vt. =aggrandise, Syn. promote, augment |
| | | | | | aggrandizement | (n) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something, Syn. elevation, aggrandisement | self-aggrandizement | (n) an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance, Syn. self-aggrandisement, ego trip | embroider | (v) add details to, Syn. lard, aggrandise, dramatize, embellish, aggrandize, pad, dramatise, blow up |
| Aggrandize | v. i. To increase or become great. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. J. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] | Aggrandize | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Aggrandized p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing ] [ F. agrandir; à (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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] His scheme for aggrandizing his son. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- To augment; exalt; promote; advance. [ 1913 Webster ] | Aggrandizement | n. [ Cf. F. agrandissement. ] The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment. [ 1913 Webster ] | Aggrandizer | n. One who aggrandizes, or makes great. [ 1913 Webster ] | Self-aggrandizement | n. The aggrandizement of one's self. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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