Aggrandise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

add details to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæntʃˈɛli/

🇬🇧British English

/blˌɛfɐɹˌanθɹɐkˈəʊsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˌɛfɐɹˌanθɹɐkˈəʊsɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /kæntʃˈɛli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blow up dramatise aggrandize embellish embroider lard pad dramatize

Word Forms

embroidery	noun	elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
embellishment	noun	elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
aggrandizement	noun	the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
aggrandisement	noun	the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
drama	noun	an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergrößern

Details hinzufügen

🇫🇷French

agrandir

ajouter des détails à

🇪🇸Spanish

engrandecer

agregar detalles a

🇮🇹Italian

esagerare

aggiungi dettagli a

🇳🇱Dutch

vergroten

details toevoegen aan

🇵🇹Portuguese

engrandecer

adicionar detalhes a

🇷🇺Russian

возвеличивать

добавить детали в

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बढ़ाना

इसमें विवरण जोड़ें

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রগতি

বিস্তারিত যোগ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பெருக்குதல்

விவரங்களைச் சேர்க்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికం

వివరాలను జోడించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वाढ

तपशील जोडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધારો

વિગતો ઉમેરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿ

ಗೆ ವಿವರಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർത്തുക

എന്നതിലേക്ക് വിശദാംശങ്ങൾ ചേർക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਧਾ

ਵਿੱਚ ਵੇਰਵੇ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اضافہ

میں تفصیلات شامل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强化

添加详细信息到

🇯🇵Japanese

拡大する

詳細を追加

🇰🇷Korean

확대하다

세부정보를 추가하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phóng đại

thêm chi tiết vào

🇹🇭Thai

เพิ่มความยิ่งใหญ่

เพิ่มรายละเอียดไปที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

membesar-besarkan

tambahkan detail ke

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تضخيم

إضافة تفاصيل إلى

🇮🇷Persian

بزرگ کردن

اضافه کردن جزئیات به

🇹🇷Turkish

büyütmek

ayrıntıları ekle

🇮🇱Hebrew

להגביר

להוסיף פרטים ל

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