Aggrandize GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ə-‘gran-ˌdīz/ (verb) Definition to augment and increase something in terms of power or influence, apotheosize, enlarge, amplify, boost, multiply, exalt, extend, upgrade, dignify, expand, empower, elevate, magnify, swell Example Trump’s self-aggrandizement has become a dominant theme of the presidential campaign. The billionaire boasts about his wealth, his portfolio of gleaming buildings…
Exaggerate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech and in real or authentic contexts for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students /ɪgˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/ (verb) Exaggerate definition to make something look bigger or more important than what it really is, magnify, amplify, overestimate, overemphasize, overstate, overrate, hyperbolize, dramatize, embroider, embellish, aggrandize, inflate, make…
Hyperbole 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 4 Hyperbole 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 4 /haɪˈpɜː.bəl.i/ (noun) deliberate and obvious exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, embroidery, embellishment, puffery, overemphasis Hyperbole is when you use language to exaggerate what you mean or emphasize a point. It’s often used to make something sound much bigger and…
Augment 1100 Words You Need Week 40 Day 4 Augment 1100 Words You Need Week 40 Day 4 /ɔːgˈment/ (verb) to increase the value or size of something, enlarge, expand, swell, make greater by addition, add to, supplement, build up, extend, magnify, amplify, escalate, boost, intensify, strengthen Whether you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck or you’ve got some…
Magnify Magnify (verb) /ˈmæg.nɪ.faɪ/ to make something seem larger than it really is – increase the size of something – enlarge – expand – amplify – augment – boost: This digital microscope can magnify microbes up to thousand times compared to their real sizes. Antonyms: shrink, decrease, subside Noun: magnifier Noun: magnification