ag·gran·dize (ə-grăn′dīz′, ăg′rən-)
tr.v.ag·gran·dized,
ag·gran·diz·ing,
ag·gran·diz·es1. To increase the scope of; extend بمعني : تزايد .
2 تزايد النفوذ و السلطة او السمعة و الشهرة. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation.
3. To make appear greater; exaggerate: aggrandize one argument while belittling another.
[French agrandir, agrandiss-, from Old French : a-,
to (from Latin ad-; see
ad-) + grandir,
to grow larger (from Latin grandīre, from grandis,
large و اصلها من اللغة الفرنسية القديمة أو اللاتينية).]
ag·gran′dize·ment (ə-grăn′dĭz-mənt, -dīz′-)
n.
ag·gran′diz′er n.
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