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overaggrandizing

overaggrandizing is the present participle and gerund 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 overaggrandizing

What is overaggrandizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overaggrandizing is the present participle and gerund of overaggrandize.

Words near overaggrandizing in the dictionary

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

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