aggrandize  /əgr'ænd,ɑɪz/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  aggrandize
  (vt.)增加,誇大


資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  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}.]
     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.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. i.
     To increase or become great. [Obs.]
  
           Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. --J.
                                                    Hall.

資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  aggrandize
       v : add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish},
            {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]