English / word
aggrandize
verb C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
to increase the power, status, or wealth of a person or country
In context
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The politician tried to aggrandize himself through exaggerated claims.
Synonyms
magnify,elevate,exalt
Antonyms
humiliate,belittle,diminish
Collocations
aggrandize oneself,aggrandize power,aggrandize position
Verb forms
Past: aggrandized · Past participle: aggrandized · -ing: aggrandizing