aggrandized
v. 擴大某人的權力( aggrandize的過去式和過去分詞 ); 提高某人的地位; 誇大; 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...
我父親在餐桌上總是滔滔不絕地炫耀並吹噓自己。
...plans to aggrandise the building.
擴充該大樓的計劃
He has aggrandized his estate.
他已擴充他的產業.