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AGGRANDIZE Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word aggrandize. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word aggrandize. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for AGGRANDIZE

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amplify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• exaggerate or make bigger

• increase the volume of

augment
verbv
verb

• enlarge or increase

• grow or intensify

boost
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of giving hope or support to someone

• an increase in cost

• the act of giving a push

verb

• increase

• give a boost to; be beneficial to

• contribute to the progress or growth of

• increase or raise

• push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

broaden
verbv
verb

• make broader

• extend in scope or range or area

• vary in order to spread risk or to expand

• become broader

enhance
verbv
verb

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

enlarge
verbv
verb

• make larger

• make large

• become larger or bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

expand
verbv
verb

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

extend
verbv
verb

• extend in scope or range or area

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• make available; provide

• thrust or extend out

• reach outward in space

• offer verbally

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• expand the influence of

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• cause to move at full gallop

• open or straighten out; unbend

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• prolong the time allowed for payment of

• continue or extend

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

heighten
verbv
verb

• become more extreme

• make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

• increase the level of

• increase the height of

• make (one's senses) more acute

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

increase
verbv
noun

• a quantity that is added

• a change resulting in an increase

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• the amount by which something increases

• the act of increasing something

verb

• become bigger or greater in amount

• make bigger or more

intensify
verbv
verb

• increase in extent or intensity

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• become more intense

• make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

magnify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

strengthen
verbv
verb

• make strong or stronger

• gain strength

• give a healthy elasticity to

build up
verbv
verb

• enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages

• form or accumulate steadily

• prepare oneself for a military confrontation

• bolster or strengthen

• change the use of and make available or usable

aggrandise
verbv
verb

• add details to

dramatise
verbv
verb

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

dramatize
verbv
verb

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

embellish
verbv
verb

• add details to

• be beautiful to look at

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• make more beautiful

embroider
verbv
verb

• decorate with needlework

• add details to

lard
nounn
noun

• soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

verb

• prepare or cook with lard

• add details to

Best Hypernyms For AGGRANDIZE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for aggrandize, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
amplify magnify augment boost elevate enhance enlarge exaggerate expand hyperbolise hyperbolize increase overdraw overstate strengthen

Alternatives for AMPLIFY

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