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Aggrandizable
Aggrandizable Ag"gran*di"za*ble, a.
Capable of being aggrandized.
Aggrandization
Aggrandization Ag*gran`di*za"tion, n.
Aggrandizement. [Obs.] --Waterhouse.
AggrandizeAggrandize Ag"gran*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrandized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing.] [F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) +
grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See
Grand, and cf. Finish.]
1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize
our conceptions, authority, distress.
2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth;
-- applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for aggrandizing his son. --Prescott.
3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. --Lamb.
Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance. Aggrandize
Aggrandize Ag"gran*dize, v. i.
To increase or become great. [Obs.]
Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. --J.
Hall.
AggrandizedAggrandize Ag"gran*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrandized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing.] [F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) +
grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See
Grand, and cf. Finish.]
1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize
our conceptions, authority, distress.
2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth;
-- applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for aggrandizing his son. --Prescott.
3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. --Lamb.
Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance. Aggrandizement
Aggrandizement Ag*gran"dize*ment (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.
agrandissement.]
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or
exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation;
enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of
his own family.
Syn: Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement;
promotion; preferment.
Aggrandizer
Aggrandizer Ag"gran*di`zer, n.
One who aggrandizes, or makes great.
AggrandizingAggrandize Ag"gran*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrandized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing.] [F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) +
grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See
Grand, and cf. Finish.]
1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize
our conceptions, authority, distress.
2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth;
-- applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for aggrandizing his son. --Prescott.
3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. --Lamb.
Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance. Cereus grandiflorusCereus Ce"re*us, n. [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named
from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of
a wax candle.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of
America, from California to Chili.
Note: Although several species flower in the night, the name
Night-blooming cereus is specially applied to the
Cereus grandiflorus, which is cultivated for its
beautiful, shortlived flowers. The Cereus giganteus,
whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height,
is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico,
Texas, etc. Frankenia grandifoliaYerba Yer"ba, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
An herb; a plant.
Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in
Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name
applied in Spain to several kinds of mint (Mentha
sativa, viridis, etc.), but in California
universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate
plant (Micromeria Douglasii).
Yerba dol osa. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of
buckthorn (Rhamnus Californica).
Yerba mansa. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant
(Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic
rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the
Indians.
Yerba reuma. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low
California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia). Grandific
Grandific Gran*dif"ic, a. [L. grandificus; grandis grand +
facere to make.]
Making great. [R.] --Bailey.
Grandiloquence
Grandiloquence Gran*dil"o*quence, n.
The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a
bad sense.
The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. --Thackeray,
Grandiloquent
Grandiloquent Gran*dil"o*quent, a. [L. grandis grand + logui
to speak.]
Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
Grandiloquous
Grandiloquous Gran*dil"o*quous, a. [L. grandiloquus; grandis
grand + loqui to apeak.]
Grandiloquent.
Grandinous
Grandinous Gran"di*nous, a. [L. grandinosus, fr. qrando,
grandinis, hail.]
Consisting of hail; abounding in hail. [R.] --Bailey.
GrandioseGrandiose Gran"di*ose", a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See
Grand.]
1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid;
striking; -- in a good sense.
The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept
down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of
the whole. --M. Arnold.
The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C.
Kingsley.
2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor;
flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a
grandiose style. Magnolia grandifloraMagnolia Mag*no"li*a, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,
professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th
century.] (Bot.)
A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and
large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
Note: Magnolia grandiflora has coriaceous shining leaves
and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North
Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most
magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay
(M. glauca)is a small tree found sparingly as far
north as Cape Ann. Other American species are M.
Umbrella, M. macrophylla, M. Fraseri, M.
acuminata, and M. cordata. M. conspicua and M.
purpurea are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern
Asia. M. Campbellii, of India, has rose-colored or
crimson flowers.
Magnolia warbler (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful North American
wood warbler (Dendroica maculosa). The rump and under
parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted
with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is
ash. Nyctibius grandisPotoo Po*too", n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large South American goatsucker (Nyctibius grandis). P grandifloraPortulaca Por`tu*la"ca, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.)
A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.
Note: Portulaca oleracea is the common purslane. P.
grandiflora is a South American herb, widely
cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or
white, ephemeral blossoms. ParagrandineParagrandine Pa`ra*gran"di*ne, n. [It., from parare to parry +
grandine hail.]
An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See
Paragr[^e]le. --Knight. Protea grandifloraWagenboom Wa"gen*boom`, n. [D., literally, wagon tree.] (Bot.)
A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora);
also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels. T grandifloraTiger Ti"ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; --
probably so named from its quickness.]
1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal
tiger, and Bengal tiger.
2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak.
3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
mistress. --Dickens.
4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
American tiger. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The puma.
(b) The jaguar.
Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted
carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of
the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three
and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long.
Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings
are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are
always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from
the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also
tortoise-shell tiger.
Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar.
Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae].
They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild
cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.)
having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like
the skin of a tiger.
Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm
(Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by
the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths
of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred
with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
larv[ae] are called woolly bears.
Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo
maculatus or tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted
with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian
Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted
cowrie (Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
tiger cowrie.
Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena (Hy[ae]na
crocuta).
Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree
(Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana. Tectona grandisTeak Teak, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)
A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an
extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
tree. [Written also teek.]
African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra
Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called
also African oak.
New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New
Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
Meaning of GRANDI from wikipedia
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Grandi is an
Italian surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Alberto Grandi (born 1967),
Italian historian Alessandro Grandi (1586–1630), Italian...
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Grandi Stazioni S.p.A. (English:
Great Stations) is a
member company of Italy's
Ferrovie dello Stato (English:
State Railways) group. It was
created to...
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Serena ****gioli (Bologna, 23
March 1958),
known professionally as
Serena Grandi, is an
Italian actress,
famous as a ****
symbol in
Italian cinema of the...
- 25th'), came as a
result of
parallel plots led
respectively by
Count Dino
Grandi and King
Victor Emmanuel III
during the
spring and
summer of 1943, culminating...
- Dino
Grandi, 1st
Conte di
Mordano (4 June 1895 – 21 May 1988), was an
Italian Fascist politician,
minister of justice,
minister of
foreign affairs and...
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Alessandro Grandi (1590 –
after June 1630, but in that year) was a
northern Italian composer of the
early Baroque era,
writing in the new
concertato style...
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Filippo Grandi (born
March 30, 1957) is an
Italian diplomat and
United Nations official,
currently serving as
United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees...
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Grandi cacciatori is a 1988
Italian adventure film
directed by
Augusto Caminito and
starring Klaus Kinski.
After a man's wife is
killed by a panther, his...
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Alberto Grandi (born July 29, 1967) is an
Italian Marxist academic and
professor of
Economics and
Management at the
University of Parma. He
obtained his...
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grandis may
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Fundulus grandis, the Gulf killifish, a fish
species in the
genus Fundulus Falcivibrio grandis, a
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