English → Latin
“aggrandize” in Latin
dīlātōto spread out, extend, dilateprō̆pāgōto propagate; to extend, enlarge, increaseaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenmultiplicōto increase, augment; to multiplyefferōto bring, bear, carry, take out, forth, away; transport; to carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, buryurbsa city, walled town; the City, Romeīnfirmōto weaken, enfeeble, deprive of strength; to invalidate, disprove, dispute
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aggrandize
ampliflcare (to make of larger extent; e.g., urbem, rem familiarem; then, figuratively, to make more important, either by actions or words, opposed to minuere, infirmare: alicujus gratiam dignitatemque, to aggrandize a person: alicujus gloriam: alicujus auctoritatem apud aliquem): dilatare (to extend the superficies of anything; e.g., castra: alicujus imperium: then, figuratively, to increase anything by spreading it; e.g., alicujus gloriam): propagare, or proferre aliquid, or fines alicujus rei (to increase by extending its boundaries; e.g., imperium, fines imperii): augere (to increase by addition): multiplicare (to multiply): majus reddere (to make larger): efferre (raise).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aggrandize?
- The usual Latin words for “aggrandize” are dīlātō, prō̆pāgō, augeō; also multiplicō, efferō, urbs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.