aggrandize
verb (used with object)
to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
aggrandizing
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present participleof aggrandize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It seems aggrandizing and selfish to dwell on it when there are many people who lost everything in the course of that single day.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
In 2019 alone, “red” museums and memorials, aggrandizing Communist Party history, drew 1.4 billion visits, making them among the most popular destinations in the world.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Fatherhood for me rests somewhere between selfless sacrifice and aggrandizing self-preservation.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2021
Most of that was devoted to aggrandizing and touting his relationship with Clyburn.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2020
In exposition he had the rare art of unfolding and aggrandizing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
