aggrandize
vt.|n.|
aggrandizeag·gran·dizeə'ɡrændaɪz
vt.
扩大…的权势;提高…的地位;增加…的财富;增大,扩充
seek to aggrandize oneself (one’s family) at the expense of others损害别人来谋取一己(家庭)的私利
aggrandize an empire扩大帝国的版图
夸大;吹捧
He always aggrandized the one and disparaged the other.他总是吹捧一个贬低另一个。
aggrandizerag·gran·diz·er
n.
[< Fr aggrandiss- < agrandir to enlarge < AD- + L grandis great + -IZE]
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