Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrandized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Aggrandizing}.] [F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) +
   grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See
   {Grand}, and cf. {Finish}.]
   1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize
      our conceptions, authority, distress.

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

            His scheme for aggrandizing his son.  --Prescott.

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

   Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance.

Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. i.
   To increase or become great. [Obs.]

         Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. --J.
                                                  Hall.

Source : WordNet®

aggrandize
     v : add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish},
          {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]