aggrandize
verb (used with object)
to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
aggrandized
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past participleof aggrandize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof aggrandize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
aggrandizeverb (used with object)to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
Example Sentences
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Chalamet is, of course, playing a character — an outsized version of himself, built atop the already aggrandized persona he’s become known for in his relatively short career.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
This aggrandized, conceited movement makes it neither a priority nor a concern worthy of more than lip service.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2021
And would the predictable reaction have been helpful, or only further aggrandized terrorism and divided society?
From US News ● Oct. 26, 2016
I think it’s fascinating that, as your role aggrandized there, you took on some of the natural roles for a talented IT executive but you also listed corporate strategy as one of your responsibilities.
From Forbes ● Jun. 16, 2014
The fathers whose sons had played merited a more aggrandized status in the fraternity of older men who queued along the passageway.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
