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n. Aggrandizement. [ Obs. ] Waterhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To increase or become great. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. J. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Aggrandized p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing ] [ F. agrandir; à (L. ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See Grand, and cf. Finish. ] 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

His scheme for aggrandizing his son. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To augment; exalt; promote; advance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. agrandissement. ] The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who aggrandizes, or makes great. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Preceding dinner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches. [ 1913 Webster ]

An iron to brand with. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Brandished p. pr. & vb. n. Brandishing. ] [ OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n. ] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The quivering lance which he brandished bright. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. “Brandishes of the fan.” Tailer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who brandishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F.; cf. OF. ferrant iron-gray, from L. ferrum iron. ] A stuff made of silk and wool. [ 1913 Webster ]

I did buy a colored silk ferrandine. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. grandificus; grandis grand + facere to make. ] Making great. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. Thackeray, [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. grandis grand + logui to speak. ] Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. grandiloquus; grandis grand + loqui to apeak. ] Grandiloquent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. grandinosus, fr. qrando, grandinis, hail. ] Consisting of hail; abounding in hail. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand. ] 1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. grandiosité, It. grandiosità. ] The state or quality of being grandiose, [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. granditas: cf. OF. granité. See Grand. ] Grandness. [ Obs. ] Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ety>[ L. ], manner of operating. Often abbreviated to MO [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., from parare to parry + grandine hail. ] An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See Paragrêle. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. post- + prandial. ] Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as, postprandial speeches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. prandium a repast. ] Of or pertaining to a repast, especially to dinner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Shoemaking) The act or process of making and applying rands for shoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) A kind of basket work used in gabions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The aggrandizement of one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]