Overaggrandize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make greater than is appropriate.

    "Does my child have the tendency to overaggrandize my ex-spouse, without seeing his or her faults?"

Example

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"Does my child have the tendency to overaggrandize my ex-spouse, without seeing his or her faults?"

Etymology

From over- + aggrandize.

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