aggrandizingn.

Brit.

/əˈɡrandʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈɡrænˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see aggrandize v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aggrandize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < aggrandize v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·græ̆ndəiziŋ) /ˈæɡrændaɪzɪŋ/.

The act or process of making greater, increasing, or exalting; aggrandizement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > making increased

multiplicationc1390

additionc1400

augmentationa1422

aggrandizing1635

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > exalting in rank or prosperity

aggrandizing1635

aggrandization1649

aggrandizement1656

1635 D. Person Varieties iii. Ep. Ded. sig. **2^v The aggrandizing of your estate by well managed fortune.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. iii. 63 How much the Popes have exceeded in aggrandizing of Cardinals.

1748 London Mag. Oct. 436/2 A restitution of what had been conquered from the Dutch, was not in effect an indirect aggrandizing of the house of Hanover.

1790 T. Wilkinson Mem. Own Life IV. 123 The sudden wonderful improvements, enlargements, and aggrandizing of most of our theatres in every principal town and city.

1837 Musical World 5 p. ix There is no developement, no aggrandizing of the original idea, no new harmony, nor even mechanical position of a chord which might call for remark.

1867 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 197/2 Neither I nor King William care one straw for German unity; but we do care very much for the strengthening and aggrandising of the Prussian monarchy.

1915 Advocate of Peace Mar. 64/1 There shall be no aggrandizing of any nation as an outcome of this war, and no humiliation of any nation.

1975 A. Ulanov & B. Ulanov Relig. & Unconscious iii. xii. 246 Yet it is only a kind of faith that permits the aggrandizing of knowledge—faith in a discipline, in a method, in man's ability to know, even if he must sometimes turn altogether around in his thinking.

1999 S. L. Kasfir Contemp. Afr. Art ii. 64 What was seen as an aggrandizing of powerful symbols of modernity to an African artist and audience is frequently reframed by the Western spectator as parody, or quaint naiveté.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

aggrandizingadj.

Brit.

/əˈɡrandʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈɡrænˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see aggrandize v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aggrandize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < aggrandize v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier aggrandizing n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·græ̆ndəiziŋ) /ˈæɡrændaɪzɪŋ/.

That increases or tends to increase, esp. in power, status, or importance; making greater, exalting. Cf. self-aggrandizing adj. at self- prefix 1f(b).

ΚΠ

1739 W. Smith tr. On Sublime xl. 95 An apt Connexion of the Parts conduces as much to the aggrandizing Discourse, as Symmetry in the Members of the Body to a majestic Mien.

1798 W. L. Brown Exam. Present War with France 8 Is it meant that Great Britain..was highly favourable to the ambitious and aggrandizing views of the enemy?

1846 ‘G. Eliot’ tr. D. F. Strauss Life Jesus I. i. v. §41. 279 The rest of the story we might suppose to have been added by the aggrandizing legend.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 351 To restrain the aggressive and aggrandizing spirit of Russia.

1931 E. V. Lucas Visibility Good 167 I subjoin a few examples of her gift in the aggrandising art, with my own idea of their true prosaic equivalents.

1986 N. F. Cott in J. Mitchell & A. Oakley What is Feminism? 50 Women argued that their sex differed from the male—that whether through natural endowment, environment or training, human females were moral, nurturant, pacific and philosophically disinterested, where males were competitive, aggrandizing, belligerent and self-interested.

2007 New Yorker 19 Mar. 138/2 Frank used the same aggrandizing camera angle in his signature panning shots of men on mountaintops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aggrandizing
释义	aggrandizingn. Brit. /əˈɡrandʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈɡrænˌdaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see aggrandize v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aggrandize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < aggrandize v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·græ̆ndəiziŋ) /ˈæɡrændaɪzɪŋ/. The act or process of making greater, increasing, or exalting; aggrandizement. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > making increased multiplicationc1390 additionc1400 augmentationa1422 aggrandizing1635 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > exalting in rank or prosperity aggrandizing1635 aggrandization1649 aggrandizement1656 1635 D. Person Varieties iii. Ep. Ded. sig. *2^v The aggrandizing of your estate by well managed fortune. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa* i. iii. 63 How much the Popes have exceeded in aggrandizing of Cardinals. 1748 London Mag. Oct. 436/2 A restitution of what had been conquered from the Dutch, was not in effect an indirect aggrandizing of the house of Hanover. 1790 T. Wilkinson Mem. Own Life IV. 123 The sudden wonderful improvements, enlargements, and aggrandizing of most of our theatres in every principal town and city. 1837 Musical World 5 p. ix There is no developement, no aggrandizing of the original idea, no new harmony, nor even mechanical position of a chord which might call for remark. 1867 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 197/2 Neither I nor King William care one straw for German unity; but we do care very much for the strengthening and aggrandising of the Prussian monarchy. 1915 Advocate of Peace Mar. 64/1 There shall be no aggrandizing of any nation as an outcome of this war, and no humiliation of any nation. 1975 A. Ulanov & B. Ulanov Relig. & Unconscious iii. xii. 246 Yet it is only a kind of faith that permits the aggrandizing of knowledge—faith in a discipline, in a method, in man's ability to know, even if he must sometimes turn altogether around in his thinking. 1999 S. L. Kasfir Contemp. Afr. Art ii. 64 What was seen as an aggrandizing of powerful symbols of modernity to an African artist and audience is frequently reframed by the Western spectator as parody, or quaint naiveté. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). aggrandizingadj. Brit. /əˈɡrandʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈɡrænˌdaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see aggrandize v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aggrandize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < aggrandize v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier aggrandizing n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·græ̆ndəiziŋ) /ˈæɡrændaɪzɪŋ/. That increases or tends to increase, esp. in power, status, or importance; making greater, exalting. Cf. self-aggrandizing adj. at self- prefix 1f(b). ΚΠ 1739 W. Smith tr. On Sublime xl. 95 An apt Connexion of the Parts conduces as much to the aggrandizing Discourse, as Symmetry in the Members of the Body to a majestic Mien. 1798 W. L. Brown Exam. Present War with France 8 Is it meant that Great Britain..was highly favourable to the ambitious and aggrandizing views of the enemy? 1846 ‘G. Eliot’ tr. D. F. Strauss Life Jesus I. i. v. §41. 279 The rest of the story we might suppose to have been added by the aggrandizing legend. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 351 To restrain the aggressive and aggrandizing spirit of Russia. 1931 E. V. Lucas Visibility Good 167 I subjoin a few examples of her gift in the aggrandising art, with my own idea of their true prosaic equivalents. 1986 N. F. Cott in J. Mitchell & A. Oakley What is Feminism? 50 Women argued that their sex differed from the male—that whether through natural endowment, environment or training, human females were moral, nurturant, pacific and philosophically disinterested, where males were competitive, aggrandizing, belligerent and self-interested. 2007 New Yorker 19 Mar. 138/2 Frank used the same aggrandizing camera angle in his signature panning shots of men on mountaintops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1635adj.1739
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