aggrandize
verb (used with object)
to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
was aggrandizing
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past progressiveof aggrandize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The taxi's meter was aggrandizing numbers for some time when they finally found her and took her away with them.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
