aggrandises
Makes seem greater
Aggrandises is the British spelling of aggrandizes, meaning to increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something.
The word often carries a negative connotation of self-promotion or exaggeration: He aggrandises himself at every opportunity.
Politicians aggrandise their achievements; institutions aggrandise their founders.
Fills with gas
- embellishesAdds decorative elements
- overstatesRepresents as greater than reality
- puffsBrief expulsions of air
- flattersPraises insincerely for advantage
glorifies · vaunts · trumpets · boasts · brags · exaggerates · overblows · magnifies
Raises in position
- exaltsPraises with reverence
- promotesAdvocates or elevates
- enlargesIncreases dimensions of
- advancesForward movements or progress
empowers · magnifies · raises · boosts · strengthens · amplifies · augments · increases
Adds quality or worth
- accumulatesGathers in increasing quantity
- amassesGathers in large quantities
- expandsIncreases in volume
- multipliesPerforms times operations
grows · builds · acquires · hoards · consolidates · monopolizes · annexes · appropriates
inflates
Fills with gas
- embellishesAdds decorative elements
- overstatesRepresents as greater than reality
- puffsBrief expulsions of air
flatters · glorifies · vaunts · trumpets · boasts · brags · exaggerates · overblows · magnifies · embroiders
elevates
Raises in position
advances · empowers · magnifies · raises · boosts · strengthens · amplifies · augments · increases · expands
enriches
Adds quality or worth
- accumulatesGathers in increasing quantity
- amassesGathers in large quantities
- expandsIncreases in volume
multiplies · grows · builds · acquires · hoards · consolidates · monopolizes · annexes · appropriates · capitalizes
aggrandisesdiminishes
Becomes smaller or weaker
belittles · demeans · degrades · humiliates · debases
aggrandiseshumbles
Reduces in stature
effaces · downplays · understates · minimises · deprecates
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