Aggrandise in English dictionary

  • aggrandise

    Meanings and definitions of "Aggrandise"

    • (transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandise our conceptions, authority, distress .
    • (transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
    • (transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honour or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc.
    • (intransitive) To increase or become great.
    • verb
      Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of [i]aggrandize[/i].
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    Synonyms of "Aggrandise" in English dictionary

    pad, exaggerate, dramatize are the top synonyms of "Aggrandise" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Aggrandise

    • aggrandise ( third-person singular simple present aggrandises, present participle aggrandising, simple past and past participle aggrandised)
    • aggrandise (third-person singular simple present aggrandises, present participle aggrandising, simple past and past participle aggrandised)
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