English verb: aggrandise | |||
1. | aggrandise (communication) add details to | ||
Synonyms | aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | glorify | ||