Aggrandize

Ag·gran·dize

Aggrandize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Aggrandized; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing

  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.
  3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt.

Aggrandize

v. i.
  1. To increase or become great. [Obs.]
    Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize.