SAT Vocabulary Aggrandize

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	aggrandize Definition: increase to make something seem better than it actually is Synonym: exaggerate
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	External definitions: ag·gran·dize ( -gr n d z , g r n-) tr.v. ag·gran·dized , ag·gran·diz·ing , ag·gran·diz·es 1. To increase the scope of; extend. 2. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation. 3. To make appear greater; exaggerate: aggrandize one argument while belittling another. [French `agrandir` `, agrandiss-`, from Old French : `a-`, to (from Latin `ad-`; see ad- ) + `grandir`, to grow larger (from Latin `grand re`, from `grandis`, large )]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ag·gran dize·ment ( -gr n d z-m nt, -d z -) n. ag·gran diz er n.