aggrandize

The definition of aggrandize means to make something bigger or more powerful or to make it appear so.

(verb)

To make your farm larger by purchasing the neighboring farm is an example of aggrandize.

See aggrandize in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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See aggrandize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing, ag·gran·diz·es

To increase the scope of; extend.
To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation.
To make appear greater; exaggerate: aggrandize one argument while belittling another.

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Origin: French agrandir, agrandiss-

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-)

Origin: + grandir, to grow larger (from Latin grandīre, from grandis, large)

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