aggrandize | Definition of aggrandize

Synonyms and Antonyms of aggrandize

1 to assign a high status or value to

a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes

Synonyms of aggrandize

canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, exalt, glorify, magnify

Words Related to aggrandize

boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift

heighten, intensify

idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat

acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise

Near Antonyms of aggrandize

belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize

Antonyms of aggrandize

abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

2 to make greater in size, amount, or number

a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection

Synonyms of aggrandize

accelerate, add (to), amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell, up

Words Related to aggrandize

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay

Near Antonyms of aggrandize

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench

Antonyms of aggrandize

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)