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aggrandize

[uh-gran-dahyz, ag-ruhn-dahyz] / əˈgræn daɪz, ˈæg rənˌdaɪz /


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“There was never looking for credit, never looking to aggrandize himself,” Rendell told AP.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

It feels odd to talk about, because I don’t want to aggrandize myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019

Gamers, to protect what they cherish, become defensive and aggrandize games even though the gaming community isn’t perfect, as demonstrated when the author recounted being ridiculed for unconventional choices.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019

In assembling it, he managed to aggrandize it.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2017

It was his sole object to aggrandize himself by promoting the splendor, the power, and the glory of the monarchy.

From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)




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