Aggrandize : (람·국가 등의 지위·중요성 등을) 강화하다, 증대하다, 과장하다, 크게보이게 하다, 확대하다, 과대포장하다, 대단해보이게 하다
Aggrandizement : 권력 강화, 지위 확대
Self-aggrandizing : 스스로 과장하는, 스스로 대단해 보이는 것처럼 하는
Aggrandizer : 과장하는 사람
1)
to aggrandize, the basig meaning is to make something bigger, to make it great, to enlarge it
Hitler invaded his neigbouring countries in order to aggrandize Germany to make it bigger
if you aggrandize somebody, it makes them richer more powerful more impressive
to aggrandize, firstly means really to increase the wealth or power or prestige or scope of something
to enhance the wealth, the power, the reputation
when there is a disaster and then relief or the help services come in, and a politician will take get photoes taken in the press of them helping the emergency services to aggrandize themselves
this is normally rather disapproving
it's publicity for yourself or to make yourself look better or to look more influential
to appear greater
you could aggrandize your authority
2)
but mostly we use the word aggrandize, meaning to seem it can be really to make bigger
but very often we use this word aggrandize to make something seem more powerful
to seem bigger or more important or more impressive than it really is
advertizing is always seeking to aggrandize the product that they are selling to make it look better, to make it look more impressive
mostly we are using this aggrandize, meaning to make it seem greater
to magnify
to puff it up
to blow it up
to make it look great
to praise something highly
if you have a farm and you can buy the piece of land next door which aggrandizes yoru farm, it enlarges it, it makes it better
normally we are using this aggrandize, in advertising to aggrandize his image
in workplace, people are always trying to aggrandize their importance or the importance of their contribution in a particular project becuase that makes them look good
he is always showing off an aggrandizing himself, he is exaggerating, he is promoting, he is exalting himself
noice, it can mean physically to make bigger but normally it's got this overtone that you are tying to look important
3)
politicians are very self-aggrandizing, they go on and on trying to show everybody how wonderful they are, showing off and telling everyone about their wonderful quality
they are exaggerating, they are hyping themselves, they are promoting themselves
4)
aggrandize for American
aggrandise for British
both are possible
Formality : 6.5
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