to aggrandize

English - Turkish

Definition of to aggrandize in English Turkish dictionary

büyütmek

yüceltmek

büyüt

{f} abartmak

itibarını yükseltme

değer veya rütbesini yükseltme

{f} artırmak

{f} çoğaltmak

aggrandizement büyütme

English - English

Definition of to aggrandize in English English dictionary

To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as

We must aggrandize our conceptions, authority, and distress.

To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc

To increase or become great

to cause to appear greatly

{v} to make great, advance, exalt

add details to

{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)

To make appear great or greater; to exalt

To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress

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

Hyphenation

to ag·gran·dize

Turkish pronunciation

tı ıgrändayz

Pronunciation

/tə əˈgranˌdīz/ /tə əˈɡrænˌdaɪz/