aggrandize

IPA/əˈɡræn.daɪz/
KK[əɡrˈændˌaɪz]IPA/əˈɡræn.daɪz/

aggrandize — verb

  • aggrandizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • aggrandizes3rd person singular
  • aggrandizing-ing form
  • aggrandizedpast simple

1. to raise the rank, power, or public importance of someone or something.

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

to raise the rank, power, or public importance of someone or something.

例句

The new title aggrandized Nila's role far beyond the job itself.

aggrandize + role or position

To aggrandize his family in town, Karim funded a grand gate.

purpose: aggrandize + family

同義詞
  • elevate

    more neutral and often used for real promotion or raising status without criticism

  • glorify

    focuses more on praise and admiration than on power or rank

  • inflate

    suggests exaggerating importance or value beyond the facts

  • exalt

    very formal and often literary or religious in tone

反義詞
  • belittle

    to make someone or something seem less important

  • diminish

    to reduce the importance, power, or reputation of something

文法句型

aggrandize + noun phrase

aggrandize + somebody/something + by + -ing

用法筆記

Usually takes a direct object naming the person, group, or thing whose standing is being raised. Common in formal writing about politics, history, or self-promotion, and it often carries a critical tone.

常見錯誤

❌The speech aggrandized about the leader.
✅The speech aggrandized the leader.
💡aggrandize takes a direct object, not 'about'.