| slovo | definícia |
aggrandize
(mass) | aggrandize
- zväčšiť, pridať detail |
aggrandize
(encz) | aggrandize,zveličit v: Zdeněk Brož |
aggrandize
(encz) | aggrandize,zvětšit Pavel Cvrček |
Aggrandize
(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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Aggrandize
(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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aggrandize
(wn) | aggrandize
v 1: add details to [syn: embroider, pad, lard,
embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up,
dramatize, dramatise] |
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aggrandizement
(mass) | aggrandizement
- vzostup, zväčšenie |
aggrandizement
(encz) | aggrandizement,vzestup Pavel Cvrčekaggrandizement,zvětšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
self-aggrandizement
(encz) | self-aggrandizement, |
Aggrandize
(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.
[1913 Webster]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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Aggrandized
(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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Aggrandizement
(gcide) | Aggrandizement \Ag*gran"dize*ment\ (?; 277), 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.
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Syn: Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement;
promotion; preferment.
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Aggrandizer
(gcide) | Aggrandizer \Ag"gran*di`zer\, n.
One who aggrandizes, or makes great.
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Self-aggrandizement
(gcide) | Self-aggrandizement \Self`-ag*gran"dize*ment\, n.
The aggrandizement of one's self.
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aggrandizement
(wn) | aggrandizement
n 1: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or
scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his
elevation to cardinal" [syn: aggrandizement,
aggrandisement, elevation] |
self-aggrandizement
(wn) | self-aggrandizement
n 1: an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence
or to draw attention to your own importance [syn: {self-
aggrandizement}, self-aggrandisement, ego trip] |
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