agg
ran
dize
Third Person
aggrandizes
Present Participle
aggrandizing
Past Tense
aggrandized
Past Participle
aggrandized
1
to make someone or something more powerful, important, or wealthy
transitive
- The company's new policies are designed to aggrandize the CEO's influence.
- The monarch aggrandized his empire through military conquests.
- The ruler aggrandized himself by taking control of more territories.
- They sought to aggrandize their business by expanding into new markets.
- The politician worked hard to aggrandize his reputation among voters.
2
to make a person or thing seem more important or impressive than they actually are
transitive
- They had aggrandized their company's success in the report.
- The biography aggrandized the author's contributions to literature.
- The politician's speeches often aggrandize his past achievements.
- The media tends to aggrandize celebrities to attract more viewers.
- He is aggrandizing himself by exaggerating his accomplishments.