1. to increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘aggrandize’
2. to make something appear greater or more impressive than it really is
Usage: often used negatively

Examples

• The dictator sought to aggrandise his regime through propaganda.
• She was accused of trying to aggrandise her role in the project’s success.
• The company’s marketing campaign was designed to aggrandise their modest achievements.
• He used his position to aggrandise himself at the expense of his colleagues.
• The biography seemed to aggrandise the politician’s early career.
• Critics argued that the museum display aggrandised the controversial historical figure.