单词 | aggrandize |
释义 | aggrandize (əgrændaɪz ) Word forms: aggrandizes , aggrandizing , aggrandized regional note: in BRIT, also use aggrandise verb To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive. [disapproval] At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] ...plans to aggrandise the building. [VERB noun] Synonyms: exaggerate, advance, promote, intensify |
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