Get to know Aggrandise better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like embroider or magnify.
Aggrandise meaning
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
Synonyms of Aggrandise
Using Aggrandise
- The main meaning on this page is: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
- Useful related words include: embroider, magnify, hyerbolise, hyperbolize.
- In the example corpus, aggrandise often appears in combinations such as: to aggrandise.
Context around Aggrandise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aggrandise
- In this selection, "aggrandise" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vladimir stand out and add context to how "aggrandise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include advertise or aggrandise a particular and known to aggrandise his role. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aggrandise" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aggrandise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Spalding was, however, known to aggrandise his role in the major moments in baseball's history. (16 words)
Often the pomp and length of rites could be politically or socially motivated to advertise or aggrandise a particular kin group in Roman society. (24 words)
Through sport, conversation, reading – the portals are vast – we are happiest when we lose ourselves in the moment, not when we seek to aggrandise our sense of self through “winning”. (30 words)
Through sport, conversation, reading – the portals are vast – we are happiest when we lose ourselves in the moment, not when we seek to aggrandise our sense of self through “winning”. (30 words)
The 2018 event in Russia serves one purpose only – to aggrandise Vladimir Putin and legitimise his dictatorial rule – as far as a Russophobe group of Western mainstream media is concerned. (30 words)
Often the pomp and length of rites could be politically or socially motivated to advertise or aggrandise a particular kin group in Roman society. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
Through sport, conversation, reading – the portals are vast – we are happiest when we lose ourselves in the moment, not when we seek to aggrandise our sense of self through “winning”.
The 2018 event in Russia serves one purpose only – to aggrandise Vladimir Putin and legitimise his dictatorial rule – as far as a Russophobe group of Western mainstream media is concerned.
Often the pomp and length of rites could be politically or socially motivated to advertise or aggrandise a particular kin group in Roman society.
Spalding was, however, known to aggrandise his role in the major moments in baseball's history.
Common combinations with aggrandise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to aggrandise 3×