- F. agrandir; àL. ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See Grand, and cf. Finish
- To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
- To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.His scheme for aggrandizing his son.
- To make appear great or greater; to exalt.To augment; exalt; promote; advance.
