Usually means: Enhance power, wealth, or status.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Aggrandise)

▸ verb:  Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize. [(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.]

Similar:
agrandize, aggrandize, agriculturalise, agrarianise, agnise, agriculturise, inlarge, angelise, enlargen, greaten, more...

Opposite:
humble, degrade, downplay, demean

Types:
puff up, inflate, blow up, magnify, oversell, more...

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Similar:
agrandize, aggrandize, agriculturalise, agrarianise, agnise, agriculturise, inlarge, angelise, enlargen, greaten, more...

Opposite:
humble, degrade, downplay, demean

Types:
puff up, inflate, blow up, magnify, oversell, more...



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