See Also: aggrandize(dictionary)

aggrandize (iou)



aggrandize verb. Also aggrandise. M17.
[Old & mod. French agrandiss- lengthened stem of agrandir prob. from Italian aggrandire, from Latin grandis GRAND adjective1; assim. to verbs in -IZE.]
verb trans. Increase, magnify, intensify, (a thing). Now rare in gen. sense. M17.
verb intrans. Become greater. M17-E18.
verb trans. Increase the power, wealth, or rank of (a person or State). L17.
verb trans. Make appear greater than the reality. L17.
aggrandi'zation noun (now rare) = AGGRANDIZEMENT M17.
aggrandizer noun a person who aggrandizes something M18.