Aggrandize

v. t. [imp. & p. p. AGGRANDIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. AGGRANDIZING.] [Lat. ad and grandis, large, great; Fr. agrander. See GRAND.]

1. To enlarge,— applied to things; as, to aggrandize our conceptions.
2. To make great or greater in power, rank, or honor; to exalt. “His scheme for aggrandizing his son.” Prescott.

Syn.—To augment; exalt; promote; prefer; advance; enlarge; increase.