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overaggrandizes

overaggrandizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overaggrandizes

What is overaggrandizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overaggrandizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overaggrandize.

Words near overaggrandizes in the dictionary

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

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