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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. Anteprandial
Anteprandial An`te*pran"di*al, a.
Preceding dinner.
Brandied
Brandied Bran"died, a.
Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy;
flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches.
BrandiesBrandy Bran"dy, n.; pl. Brandies. [From older brandywine,
brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn,
distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See Brand.]
A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is
also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the
United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In
northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from
grain.
Brandy fruit, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar. BrandingBrand Brand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Branded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Branding.].
1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron,
to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as
infamous (as a convict).
2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way,
as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of
manufacture, etc.
3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.
The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy.
--Prescott.
There were the enormities, branded and condemned by
the first and most natural verdict of common
humanity. --South.
4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.
As if it were branded on my mind. --Geo. Eliot. Branding iron
Branding iron Brand"ing i`*ron
An iron to brand with.
BrandishBrandish Bran"dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brandished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Brandishing.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand
a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n.]
1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various
directions; to shake or flourish.
The quivering lance which he brandished bright.
--Drake.
2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. Brandish
Brandish Bran"dish, n.
A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. ``Brandishes of the
fan.' --Tailer.
BrandishedBrandish Bran"dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brandished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Brandishing.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand
a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n.]
1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various
directions; to shake or flourish.
The quivering lance which he brandished bright.
--Drake.
2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. Brandisher
Brandisher Bran"dish*er, n.
One who brandishes.
BrandishingBrandish Bran"dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brandished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Brandishing.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand
a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n.]
1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various
directions; to shake or flourish.
The quivering lance which he brandished bright.
--Drake.
2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. 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. Ferrandine
Ferrandine Fer*ran"dine (? or ?), n. [F.; cf. OF. ferrant
iron-gray, from L. ferrum iron.]
A stuff made of silk and wool.
I did buy a colored silk ferrandine. --Pepys.
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.
Meaning of RANDI from wikipedia
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Randi is both a
given name, and a
nickname in the
English language, po****r in
North America and Norway. It is
primarily a
feminine name,
although there...
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James Randi (born
Randall James Hamilton Zwinge;
August 7, 1928 –
October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American
stage magician, author, and
scientific skeptic...
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Randi Jayne Zuckerberg (born
February 28, 1982) is an
American businesswoman. She is the
former director of
market development and
spokesperson for Facebook...
- The
James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is an
American grant-making
institution founded in 1996 by
magician and
skeptic James Randi. As a nonprofit...
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Rhonda "
Randi"
Weingarten (born
December 18, 1957) is an
American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She has been
president of the
American Federation...
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Randi Joyce Robertson (née Bueten; born
January 28, 1958),
better known by her air name
Randi Rhodes, is an
American progressive political commentator...
- the late
James Randi, a skeptic. The
purpose of the
award was to
expose parapsychological, paranormal, and
psychic frauds whom
Randi had
noted over the...
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Randi is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Antonio Randi,
Italian wrestler Don
Randi,
American keyboard player,
bandleader and songwriter...
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Betty Lee "
Randi"
Oakes (born
August 19, 1951) is an
American actress and
fashion model.
Active in the 1970s and
early 1980s, she is
probably best known...
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Randi or
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Randi is the
feminine form of Randy, a
given name.
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