aggrandized

verb

Definition of aggrandizednext
past tense of aggrandize
1
as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes

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2
as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrandized
  1. elevated
  2. increased
  3. promoted
  4. expanded
  5. accelerated
  6. augmented
Verb
  • Da Silva elevated and swished a 3-pointer to guarantee the win.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This causes turtles to float in an awkward position with their rear ends elevated—making swimming considerably difficult and preventing the animal from diving far beneath the surface.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of elevated
Verb
  • However, operating expenses increased, with selling, general, and administrative costs rising 19%.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The average fees per card - which includes transaction fees, subscription fees, as well as commissions - increased 13% year over year in Q3.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of increased
Verb
  • Are employees of all backgrounds being hired and promoted at the same rates within the workplace?
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Washington once promoted economic interdependence but now openly weaponizes it.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of promoted
Verb
  • That has expanded to include a toy drive to collect items to give to children in foster care.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanded
Verb
  • The Ohio State University will be the home of this grant, which will emphasize graduate training through the university’s accelerated BS+MS, MS, and PhD programs.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But for the last 15 years, the Marketplace has been struggling to keep tenants, a phenomenon that has accelerated within the last five years.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The ample cabinet space in the kitchen is augmented by a large pantry.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of augmented
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