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De - Pt| English Dictionary: aggrandize | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for aggrandize | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. i. To increase or become great. [Obs.] Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. --J. Hall. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrandized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrandizing}.] [F. agrandir; [85] (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. 2. 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. | |
