aggrandize

/uh-GRAN-dyze/verb

to increase the power, status, or wealth of

Every project became a way to aggrandize the director's office.
Synonyms
exalt, inflate, magnify
Antonyms
belittle, diminish
Memory hook
a + grand: make yourself grander.

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