The boss' son was merely trying to aggrandise himself with the board.
To make great or greater in power, rank, honour or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc
{f} make bigger, make larger; widen; extend; increase the power or status of; increase the wealth of; intensify or exaggerate the reputation of someone in an artificial manner; make something look greater; add details to (also aggrandize)
{f} make bigger, make larger; widen; extend; increase the power or status of; increase the wealth of; intensify or exaggerate the reputation of someone in an artificial manner; make something look greater; exaggerate, add details to (also aggrandise)
ag·gran·dize aggrandizes aggrandizing aggrandized in BRIT, also use aggrandise disapproval To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive. At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself plans to aggrandise the building