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Aggrandize

v. t.
  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.
  3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt.

v. i.
  1. To increase or become great.