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aggrandize
to increase the power, status, or reputation of someone or something
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aggrandize in a sentence
The ruler used each military victory to aggrandize his own reputation.
He exaggerated his role in the rescue to aggrandize himself before the press.
Where it comes from
From French agrandir, meaning 'to enlarge or make greater.'
Memory hook
AGGRANDIZE contains GRAND: to aggrandize is to make someone seem grander.
Read it in context
- Who Counts in Dockside Social Science
- The Ledger Conspiracy History
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