aggrandizes

英 [əˈgrændaɪzɪz]

美 [əˈgrænˌdaɪzɪz]

v.  吹捧，夸大(财富、权力或地位); 使(建筑)更宏伟
aggrandize的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 aggrandise


• VERB 吹捧;抬高（地位）；使…更辉煌
  Toaggrandizesomeone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. Toaggrandizea building means to make it more impressive.
  1. At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself...
     我父亲在餐桌上总是滔滔不绝地炫耀并吹嘘自己。
  2. ...plans to aggrandise the building.
     扩充该大楼的计划

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