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overaggrandized

overaggrandized is the simple past and past participle of overaggrandize.

Meaning of overaggrandize

Verb

overaggrandize (third-person singular simple present overaggrandizes, present participle overaggrandizing, simple past and past participle overaggrandized)

  1. To make greater than is appropriate.
    • Does my child have the tendency to overaggrandize my ex-spouse, without seeing his or her faults?1985, David J. Juroe, Bonnie B. Juroe, Successful Stepparenting, →ISBN, page 128

Questions about overaggrandized

What is overaggrandized the simple past and past participle of?
Overaggrandized is the simple past and past participle of overaggrandize.

Words near overaggrandized in the dictionary

  1. overaggrandise
  2. overaggrandised
  3. overaggrandises
  4. overaggrandising
  5. overaggrandize
  6. overaggrandized
  7. overaggrandizes
  8. overaggrandizing
  9. overaggravate
  10. overaggravated
  11. overaggravates

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