Words that rhyme with aggrandise

• allies 0
  n 1: the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 2: in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers 3: an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
• apprise 0
  v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize] 2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise, apprize] 3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant: depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue] 4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise] [ant: depreciate]
• arise 0
  v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow] 2: originate or come into being; "a question arose" [syn: arise, come up, bob up] 3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie, lie down, sit, sit down] 4: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" [syn: arise, come up] 5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down] 6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: rebel, arise, rise, rise up] 7: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise] [ant: bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, retire, sack out, turn in]
• assize 0
  n 1: the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale 2: an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
• chastise 0
  v 1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct]
• comprise 0
  v 1: be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn: consist, comprise] 2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain, comprise] 3: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be]
• apprize 0
  v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize] 2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise, apprize] 3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant: depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue] 4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise] [ant: depreciate]
• aggrandize 0
  v 1: add details to [syn: embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise]
• anodize 0
  v 1: coat a metal with an oxide coat [syn: anodize, anodise]
• bastardize 0
  v 1: change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms [syn: bastardize, bastardise] 2: declare a child to be illegitimate [syn: bastardize, bastardise]
• hybridize 0
  v 1: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed]
• iodize 0
  v 1: treat with iodine; "iodize salt" [syn: iodize, iodise] 2: treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" [syn: iodize, iodise]
• jeopardize 0
  v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril] 2: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize]
• liquidize 0
  v 1: get rid of all one's merchandise [syn: sell out, sell up, liquidize] 2: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise]
• melodize 0
  v 1: supply a melody for [syn: melodize, melodise]
• oxidize 0
  v 1: enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: oxidise, oxidize, oxidate] 2: add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: oxidize, oxidise, oxidate] [ant: deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce]
• rhapsodize 0
  v 1: recite a rhapsody [syn: rhapsodize, rhapsodise] 2: say (something) with great enthusiasm [syn: rhapsodize, rhapsodise]
• standardize 0
  v 1: cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" [syn: standardize, standardise] 2: evaluate by comparing with a standard [syn: standardize, standardise]
• subsidize 0
  v 1: support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized" [syn: subsidize, subsidise] 2: secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces [syn: subsidize, subsidise]
• propagandize 0
  v 1: subject to propaganda [syn: propagandize, propagandise] 2: spread by propaganda [syn: propagandize, propagandise]
• applies 0
• ayes 0
• belies 0
• buys 0
• complies 0
• cries 0
• ais 0
• fluidize 0
• methodize 0
• sherardize 0

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