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self-aggrandize

self-aggrandize verb: to promote oneself; to boast.

Verb

self-aggrandize (third-person singular simple present self-aggrandizes, present participle self-aggrandizing, simple past and past participle self-aggrandized)

  1. (transitive) To promote oneself; to boast.
    Synonyms:
    self-promote

Synonyms of self-aggrandize

Forms of self-aggrandize

third-person singular presentself-aggrandizes
present participleself-aggrandizing
past participleself-aggrandized
pastself-aggrandized
alternative British mainlyself-aggrandise

Origin of self-aggrandize

self- + aggrandize.

Questions about self-aggrandize

What does self-aggrandize mean?
Self-aggrandize means to promote oneself; to boast.
What part of speech is self-aggrandize?
Self-aggrandize is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-aggrandize?
The past tense of self-aggrandize is self-aggrandized.

Words near self-aggrandize in the dictionary

  1. self-affirmation
  2. self-affirmations
  3. self-affliction
  4. self-afflictions
  5. self-aggrandisement
  6. self-aggrandize
  7. self-aggrandizement
  8. self-aggrandizements
  9. self-aggrandizing
  10. self-analysis
  11. self-annihilate

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