aggrandize

verb4

1. •
   To make great; to enlarge; to increase.

   • [They] doe adde vnto the bitternesse of that Day, and agrandise the heauie weight of trouble. — 1624
2. •
   (formal) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.

   • aggrandize one's accomplishments and downplay others'
3. •
   To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).

   • […] the aggrandizing of your estate by well managed fortune […] may well set out your praises to the world […] — 1635
4. •
   (rare) To increase or become great.

   • The generals, like Hitler, wanted Germany to aggrandize at the expense of neighboring countries, and to do so if necessary by force or threat of force. — 1946