aggrandize

aggrandize is a   Verb

Definition:

[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.

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