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aggrandizeto increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something, often in an unreasonable way

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something, often in an unreasonable way

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈɡrændaɪz/

Korean meaning: 권력, 지위, 부를 부당하게 증대시키다, 과장하여 키우다

Korean pronunciation: 어**그랜**다이즈

Example Sentences

  • The CEO's autobiography seemed designed mainly to aggrandize his role in the company's success.
  • My little brother loves to aggrandize his fishing stories - a minnow becomes a shark by the end!
  • Social media influencers often aggrandize their lifestyle to attract more followers.

aggrandize

VERB

//əˈɡrændaɪz//

to increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something, often in an unreasonable way

aggrandize concept
💡 Concept

The CEO aggrandizes their power with an enormous golden throne

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aggrandize rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Organize to aggrandize, maximize the prize!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈɡrændaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈɡrændaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixag--
Rootgrand
Suffix--ize

Origin

From French 'aggrandiser', derived from Latin 'grandis' meaning 'great' or 'large', combined with the prefix 'ad-' (to) and the suffix '-ize' (to make or cause to be).

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🎵Rhyme

organizeauthorizemaximize
organize
authorize
maximize

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📝Examples

The CEO's autobiography seemed designed mainly to aggrandize his role in the company's success.

😄 Fun example

My little brother loves to aggrandize his fishing stories - a minnow becomes a shark by the end!

Social media influencers often aggrandize their lifestyle to attract more followers.

😄 Fun example

The museum guide had a tendency to aggrandize even the most ordinary artifacts into 'priceless treasures.'

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

exaggerateinflatemagnifyamplifyenhance

Antonyms

diminishminimizereduce

Related

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