Definition of Aggrendize
Ag"gran*dize (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Aggrandized (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Aggrandizing (&?;).] [F. agrandir; à (L.
ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr.
grandis great. See Grand, and cf. Finish.]
1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to
aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor,
or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for aggrandizing his son.
Prescott.
3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
Lamb.
Syn. -- To augment; exalt; promote; advance.
Ag"gran*dize, v. i. To increase or
become great. [Obs.]
Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize.
J. Hall.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
- To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc.
- To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
- To increase or become great.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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