aggrandized
v. 扩大某人的权力( aggrandize的过去式和过去分词 ); 提高某人的地位; 夸大; 吹捧
To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself...
我父亲在餐桌上总是滔滔不绝地炫耀并吹嘘自己。
...plans to aggrandise the building.
扩充该大楼的计划
He has aggrandized his estate.
他已扩充他的产业.