Definitions for aggrandise
ag·gran·dis·e

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1. embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatiseverb

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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aggrandiseverb

   To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandise our conceptions, authority, distress.

2. aggrandiseverb

   To make great or greater in power, rank, honour or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc.

3. aggrandiseverb

   To make appear great or greater; to exalt.

4. aggrandiseverb

   To increase or become great.

   The boss' son was merely trying to aggrandise himself with the board.

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1. aggrandise

   Aggrandise means to increase the power, status, or wealth of something or someone; to promote or elevate to a higher level, often excessively or falsely. It can also refer to making something appear greater or more important than it actually is.

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1. Aggrandise

   ag′grand-īz, v.t. to make great or larger: to make greater in power, rank, or honour.—ns. Aggrandisā′tion; Aggrandisement (ag′grand-īz-ment, or ag-grand′iz-ment), act of aggrandising: state of being aggrandised. [Fr., from L. ad, to, and grandis, large.]

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How to pronounce aggrandise?

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How to say aggrandise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aggrandise in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aggrandise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aggrandise
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aggrandise
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=aggrandise
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=aggrandise