self-aggrandize
self-aggrandize · self-aggrandizes · self-aggrandized · self-aggrandizing
To promote oneself; to boastTo promote oneself; to boast.
Meaning
1 sensesTo promote oneself; to boast.
Origin
self- + aggrandize.self- + aggrandize.
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Forms
self-aggrandizes, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandized, self-aggrandized| Base form | self-aggrandize · to self-aggrandize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | self-aggrandizes |
| Present participle | self-aggrandizing |
| Past simple | self-aggrandized |
| Past participle | self-aggrandized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle