AGGRANDIZE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AGGRANDIZE?

Need another word that means the same as “aggrandize”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “aggrandize” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Aggrandize” are: aggrandise, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad, magnified, aggrandized, pumped up, overstated, enhance, make richer, improve, add to, augment, supplement, complement, boost, upgrade, reinforce

Aggrandize as a Verb

Definitions of "Aggrandize" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aggrandize” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts.
• Add details to.
• Increase the power, status, or wealth of.

Synonyms of "Aggrandize" as a verb (22 Words)

add to	Make an addition by combining numbers.
aggrandise	Add details to.
aggrandized	Add details to.
augment	Enlarge or increase. He augmented his summer income by painting houses.
blow up	Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. A range of measures to boost tourism.
complement	Make complete or perfect supply what is wanting or form the complement to. The proposals complement the incentives already available.
dramatise	Add details to.
dramatize	Add details to. His play dramatized the plight of Maureen a pregnant young woman.
embellish	Make more beautiful. Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery.
embroider	Sew (a design) on cloth with thread. She was teaching the girls how to embroider.
enhance	Increase. This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat.
improve	Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. Efforts to improve relations between the countries.
lard	Prepare or cook with lard. Farmhouse cheeses are dipped in wax or larded.
magnified	Make large.
make richer	Act in a certain way so as to acquire.
overstated	To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.
pad	Add padding to. Wrap dishes and glassware individually and pad the box with paper or bubble wrap.
pumped up	Flow intermittently.
reinforce	Make stronger. Let s reinforce good behavior.
supplement	Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient. Vitamins supplemented his meager diet.
upgrade	Raise (an employee) to a higher grade or rank. I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked.

Usage Examples of "Aggrandize" as a verb

• He hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero's death.
• An action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty.

Associations of "Aggrandize" (30 Words)

amplify	Increase in size, volume or significance. Amplify sound.
beautify	Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. Another initiative to beautify the environment.
beyond	The unknown, especially in references to life after death. There was the terminal and beyond an endless line of warehouses.
bloat	Make bloated or swollen. The fungus has bloated their abdomens.
broaden	Extend in scope or range or area. The road broadened.
decoration	The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive. A decoration won on the field of battle.
dilate	Become wider. Dilated pupils.
distend	Cause to expand as it by internal pressure. The abdomen distended rapidly.
diversify	Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. Diversify a course of study.
dramatize	Exaggerate the seriousness or importance of (an incident or situation. She had a tendency to dramatize things.
elaborately	With elaboration. The press conferences have become elaborately staged events.
elongate	Long in relation to width elongated. An elongate tail tapering to a point.
embellish	Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. Followers often embellish stories about their heroes.
enlarge	Make or become larger or more extensive. Very often a favourite photograph is enlarged and framed.
escalation	A rapid increase; a rise. An escalation of violence.
expand	Expand the influence of. The minister expanded on the government s proposals.
expanded	Relatively broad in shape. The expanded fins of the ray.
expansion	A thing formed by the enlargement or broadening of something. German expansion in the 1930s.
extend	Continue or extend. Extend a hand.
lengthen	Make (a vowel or syllable) long. The mascara will lengthen your lashes.
magnification	The degree to which something is or can be magnified. This microscope should give a magnification of about 100.
magnify	Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope. Praise the Lord and magnify Him.
maximize	Make as large or great as possible. A thriller that maximizes the potential of its locations.
prolongation	Amount or degree or range to which something extends. The position is advertised for two years but prolongation is possible.
protract	Prolong. He had certainly taken his time even protracting the process.
stretch	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. Stretch the imagination.
stretched	Relieved of stiffness by stretching. Well stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury.
stretching	Act of expanding by lengthening or widening.
swell	A welling up of a feeling. The low murmur swelled to a roar.
widen	Become broader or wider or more extensive. His grin widened.