aggrandize

/ɐɡɹˈandaɪz/

/əˈɡɹænˌdaɪz/

to aggrandize

MAIN VERB

to make someone or something appear more significant than it actually is

synonyms : blow up

Examples

1. So it's now aggrandized, and with multiple other learning and sleeping possibilities here on top.

2. No explicit provision of the Constitution has been violated here, nor has Congress aggrandized itself at the expense of the executive branch.

3. Nothing is more human than aggrandizing humans, but we are a hugely powerful force on Earth in the twenty-first century.

4. All of this served to cement and aggrandize Henry’s rule, something which was much needed in the aftermath of the Anarchy of Stephen’s reign.