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Aggrandizing
(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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self-aggrandizing
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self-aggrandizing
(wn) | self-aggrandizing
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of self-
aggrandizement [syn: self-aggrandizing, {self-
aggrandising}]
2: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: boastful,
braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop,
crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising] |
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