Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrandized; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing.]

[F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See Grand, and cf. Finish.]

1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.

2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.

His scheme for aggrandizing his son. --Prescott.

3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. --Lamb.

Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)