| aggrandize, aggrandise | vt 1. increase power, wealth, influence etc of, mengagungkan kedudukan: a man who took every opportunity to~ himself and his family, lelaki yg mengambil kesempatan apa sahaja utk mengagungkan kedudukan dirinya dan keluarganya; a new conquest that ~d the city-state, penaklukan baru yg mengagungkan kedudukan negara kota itu; 2. exaggerate, magnify, membesar-besarkan: in aggrandizing the one he depreciated the other, dgn membesar-besarkan yg satu dia mengecil-ngecilkan yg satu lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| glorify | vt 1. worship, a. (God) memuji, memuliakan, mengagungkan, membesarkan; b. (deities, saints, etc) memuja, mendewakan; 2. extol, praise, mendewakan, mengagungkan, membesarkan; (excessively) mendewa-dewakan, mengagung-agungkan, membesar-besarkan: great achievements which have been glorified in speech and writing, pencapaian besar yg telah didewa-dewakan dlm bentuk lisan dan tulisan; politicians should not be glorified, ahli-ahli politik tdk sepatutnya diagung-agungkan; 3. (derog) make so., st more splendid or important than they really are, membesar-besarkan: he dislikes anything which tends to ~ war, dia tdk menyukai apa-apa yg nampaknya akan membesar-besarkan peperangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lionize, lionise | vt mengagungkan, mengagung-agungkan: the singer had been ~d by the public from an early age, penyanyi itu telah diagung-agungkan oleh orang ramai sejak dia masih kecil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apotheosize | vt 1. raise to divine status, mendewakan; 2. glorify, mengagungkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |