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aggrandizable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English aggrandize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English aggrandizable From aggrandize + -able.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
    • Especially now, in a culture that rewards self-aggrandizement (I mean, please, Donald Trump is still a celebrity?) to such a warped degree that some people find even their most grotesquely squalid distinctions aggrandizable. 2004, Bruce Weber, “Ideas & Trends; It's All About Me, Especially the Ugly Parts”, in The New York Times, 2004 January 18 edition, section 4, page 12
    • The supremacy of the various dynasties over the country depicts more of an aggrandizable character than of a permanent settlement. 1958, Muhammad Sardar Khan Baluch, History of Baluch Race and Baluchistan, Process Pakistan, page 50
    • The G.S’ aggrandizable velocity is big when Tc is relative^([sic]) low. But the G.S’ aggrandizable velocity is lower with Tc’s ascend.^([sic]) 2006, Yiwu Ma et al., “Bi₂Ru₂O₇ Conductive Phase and its Effects on the Gauge Factor of Ru_based Thick-film Resistors”, in 2006 IEEE International Conference on Information Acquisition, →ISBN, page 247: