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aggrandize definition

ag·gran·dize (ə gran′dīz′; also, ag′rən-)

transitive verb aggrandized -·dized′, aggrandizing -·diz′·ing

  1. to make greater, more powerful, richer, etc.: often used reflexively
  2. to make seem greater or more exalted

Etymology: < extended stem of Fr agrandir, to augment < a-, to + grandir, to increase < L grandire < grandis, great

Related Forms:

  • aggrandizement ag·gran·dize·ment (ə gran′diz mənt; also, ag′rən dīz′-) noun
  • aggrandizer ag·gran′·diz′er noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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