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Webster 1913 Edition
Aggrandize
Ag′gran-dize
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Aggrandized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Aggrandizing
.] 1.
To make great; to enlarge; to increase;
as, to
. aggrandize
our conceptions, authority, distress2.
To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; – applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for
aggrandizing
his son. Prescott.
3.
To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
Lamb.
Syn. – To augment; exalt; promote; advance.
Ag′gran-dize
,Verb.
I.
To increase or become great.
[Obs.]
Follies, continued till old age, do
aggrandize
. J. Hall.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aggrandize
AG'GRANDIZE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make great or greater in power, rank or honor; to exalt, as, to aggrandize a family.2.
To enlarge, applied to things; as, to aggrandize our conceptions. It seems to be never applied to the bulk or dimensions of material bodies.