Aggrandize
Aggrandize ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[French agrandir; à (Latin ad) + grandir to increase, Latin grandire, from grandis great. See Grand, and compare Finish.]
1.
To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
2.
To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for aggrandizing his son.
3.
To make appear great or greater; to exalt. — Lamb
Aggrandize , intransitive verb
To increase or become great. [Obsolete]
Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize.