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UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæɡrənˌdaɪz/, /əˈɡrænˌdaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈgrændaɪz, ˈægrənˌdaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə gran′dīz, ag′rən dīz′)

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Inflections of 'aggrandize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

aggrandizes: v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

aggrandizing: v pres p (US & UK)

aggrandized: v past (US & UK)

aggrandized: v past p (US & UK)

aggrandize
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Sense: To exalt

Synonyms:

aggrandise (UK), acclaim, applaud, glorify, praise , exalt, revere, enthrone, lionize, lionise (UK), sanctify, raise , overstate, overpraise, exaggerate, inflate, ennoble, build up, canonize, canonise (UK), blow up out of all proportion, puff up, jump up (slang), big up (slang)

Sense: To increase

Synonyms:

enlarge , intensify, extend , increase

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