The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
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To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for aggrandizing his son.
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To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
--Lamb.Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of aggrandize English)
Usage examples of "aggrandizing".
The scale of such vistas so great that their sense of themselves, the plain humanness aggrandizing every puny ego, lost its turgor, its shape, a goodly portion of its size.
The view of aggrandizing my family, of ennobling yourself, is what I proceed upon.