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31enrich — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. endow, aggrandize, make wealthy; embellish, ornament, adorn, beautify; fertilize; cultivate, develop. See improvement, money. Ant., impoverish. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enhance, adorn, ameliorate,… …
32exalt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. elevate, raise, lift up, dignify, honor; praise, glorify, magnify, extol, aggrandize, elate, uplift; intensify, heighten. See approbation, repute, increase. Ant., abase. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …
33magnify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enlarge, augment; laud, glorify. See increase, approbation, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To enlarge] Syn. amplify, blow up, expand; see increase 1 . 2. [To exaggerate] Syn. overstate,… …
34elevate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To lift bodily] Syn. hoist, heave, tilt, levitate; see raise 1 . 2. [To promote] Syn. advance, upgrade, further; see promote 1 . 3. [To exalt] Syn. glorify, extol, dignify; see praise 1 . See Synonym Study at lift . II… …
35Increase — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Increase >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 increase increase augmentation enlargement extension Sgm: N 1 dilatation dilatation &c.(expansion) 194 Sgm: N 1 increment increment accretion Sgm: N 1 accession …
36aggrandizement — (n.) 1650s, from Fr. agrandissement, noun of action from agrandir (see AGGRANDIZE (Cf. aggrandize)) …
37self-aggrandizing — also self aggrandizing, 1856, from SELF (Cf. self) + aggrandizing (see AGGRANDIZE (Cf. aggrandize)) …
38aggrandise — verb add details to • Syn: ↑embroider, ↑pad, ↑lard, ↑embellish, ↑aggrandize, ↑blow up, ↑dramatize, ↑dramatise • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
39blow up — verb 1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy (Freq. 4) We exploded the nuclear bomb • Syn: ↑explode, ↑detonate, ↑set off • Derivationally related forms: ↑blowup, ↑detonative …
40dramatise — verb 1. represent something in a dramatic manner These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today s youth • Syn: ↑dramatize • Derivationally related forms: ↑dramatisation, ↑drama, ↑dramatization (for: ↑ …
