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aggrandize

/əˈɡɹændaɪ̯z/
verb
  1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase.

    "to aggrandize one's authority, distress"

  2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).

  3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt.

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