aggrandize

Definition

To make great; to enlarge; to increase.

Etymology

From French agrandir.

Example Sentences

• "to aggrandize one's authority, distress"
• "[They] doe adde vnto the bitternesse of that Day, and agrandise the heauie weight of trouble."
• "In Heroic Verſe, but eſpecially in the grander Lyrics, there are ſometimes ſuch noble Elevations of Thought and Paſſion as illuminate all Things around us, and convey to the Soul moſt exalted and magnificent Images and ſublime Sentiments: Theſe furniſh us with glorious Springs and Mediums to raiſe and aggrandize our Conceptions, […]"