Synonyms & related words for aggrandise

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Words related to aggrandise

Explore words related to aggrandise — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include aggrandize, aggrandizer, aggrandizement, embellish, dramatize, magnifiable, magnify, enlarge. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does aggrandise come from?

The word aggrandise breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: ag-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); grand, from Latin grandis (“great, large”); and -ise, from Greek -izare (“to make”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.