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agrandir — (a gran dir) v. a. 1° Rendre plus grand. Agrandir une maison, la ville. Le chirurgien fut obligé d agrandir la plaie. Agrandir ses terres, ses possessions. Rome agrandissait incessamment son domaine. • Puis je oublier les soins d agrandir… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
aggrandito — ag·gran·dì·to p.pass., agg. → aggrandire, aggrandirsi … Dizionario italiano
aggrandize — or aggrandise ə grandʌɪz verb increase the power, status, or wealth of. ↘artificially enhance the reputation of. Derivatives aggrandizement noun aggrandizer noun Origin C17: from Fr. agrandiss , agrandir, prob. from Ital. aggrandire, from L.… … English new terms dictionary
aggrandize — v.tr. (also ise) 1 increase the power, rank, or wealth of (a person or State). 2 cause to appear greater than is the case. Derivatives: aggrandizement n. aggrandizer n. Etymology: F agrandir (stem agrandiss ), prob. f. It. aggrandire f. L grandis … Useful english dictionary
