aggrandize /ˈæɡrənˌdaɪz/ ( aggrandizing, aggrandized, aggrandizes )

BRIT also aggrandise

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  V-T To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive. 吹捧; 夸大(某人的财富、权势或重要性等); 夸大(建筑物的外表使其更加壮观) [表不满]

  例：

  At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself.

  吃饭时我父亲总是不停地夸耀和吹嘘自己。

  例：

  ...plans to aggrandize the building.

  ...使建筑物更加壮观的计划。