aggrandizableadj.

Brit.

/ˌaɡranˈdʌɪzəbl/, U.S.

/ˌæɡrænˈdaɪzəbəl/

Forms: 1800s– aggrandisable, 1800s– aggrandizable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aggrandize v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < aggrandize v. + -able suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·græ̆ndəi:zăb'l) /ˈæɡrænˌdʌɪzəb(ə)l/.

rare.

Capable of being aggrandized.

ΚΠ

1845 W. Bolles Explan. & Phonographic Pronunc. Dict. 34 Aggrandizable, that may be aggrandized.

1904 L. E. Meushaw Plea of Toiler i. 39 With the rise of Mahomet at Mecca came a spirit of aggrandizable greed, seconded by invasion and the sword.

1958 M. S. K. Baluch Hist. Baluch Race iii. 50 The supremacy of the various dynasties over the country depicts more of an aggrandizable character than of a permanent settlement.

2007 J. Kovel Overcoming Zionism iii. 73 The intermediate formation relates the self to a fictive and potentially aggrandizable Other.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aggrandizable
释义	aggrandizableadj. Brit. /ˌaɡranˈdʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˌæɡrænˈdaɪzəbəl/ Forms: 1800s– aggrandisable, 1800s– aggrandizable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aggrandize v., -able suffix. Etymology: < aggrandize v. + -able suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·græ̆ndəi:zăb'l) /ˈæɡrænˌdʌɪzəb(ə)l/. rare. Capable of being aggrandized. ΚΠ 1845 W. Bolles Explan. & Phonographic Pronunc. Dict. 34 Aggrandizable, that may be aggrandized. 1904 L. E. Meushaw Plea of Toiler i. 39 With the rise of Mahomet at Mecca came a spirit of aggrandizable greed, seconded by invasion and the sword. 1958 M. S. K. Baluch Hist. Baluch Race iii. 50 The supremacy of the various dynasties over the country depicts more of an aggrandizable character than of a permanent settlement. 2007 J. Kovel Overcoming Zionism iii. 73 The intermediate formation relates the self to a fictive and potentially aggrandizable Other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1845
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