aggrandize
/əˈɡrændaɪz/verb
उच्चारण अग्रैन्डाइज़
बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर दिखाना, (शक्ति, पद) बढ़ाना
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[T] ~ sb/yourself formal, disapproving
to increase the power, status or wealth of somebody or something, or to make them seem greater than they are
बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर दिखाना, (शक्ति, पद) बढ़ाना
- He uses every speech to aggrandize himself.
- Dictators often build huge monuments to aggrandize themselves.
- The ruler tried to aggrandize his family by marrying into powerful houses.
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- She felt that he used the charity only to aggrandize his own image.
- Some leaders aggrandize their achievements while ignoring their failures.
Synonyms exaggerate inflate magnify exalt glorify
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ag·gran·dize
Double g (not 'agrandize'); British English also aggrandise.
दो g ('agrandize' गलत है); British English में aggrandise भी।
?Which word?
Keep the exaggerate words together: aggrandize (make seem greater, especially yourself), exaggerate, magnify, inflate, glorify.
बढ़ा-चढ़ाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: aggrandize (बड़ा दिखाना, विशेषकर खुद को), exaggerate, magnify, inflate, glorify।
§Grammar and usage
The noun self-aggrandizement means making yourself seem more important.
Noun self-aggrandizement का अर्थ 'खुद को अधिक महत्वपूर्ण दिखाना' है।