In consequence of this curse, Hiranyakasipu was slain by Vishnu in the form of a man-lion, Viswarupa, having adopted the side of his maternal relations, employed himself in severe austerities for aggrandising them.
Aggrandising friends, weakening foes, and honouring the good, constitute the duty of the king.
They would then succeed in supporting and aggrandising the subjects and the deities, the Pitris and the children.
The truth is, the Americans, enlightened by Washington, saw through the designs of France, and they had no idea of thus aggrandising their allies.
Nevertheless, he was not in the least deceived by the king's apparent calmness, and neglected no chance of diminishing his power and aggrandising that of the Holy See.
While desiring assistance in overcoming Pisa, they wished to avoid aggrandising the power of a Ghibelline republic, already very mighty on the sea.
A year or two after the last Duke's death, his people are described as grumbling much at the change, calling the new government a tyranny, and sneering at the priests as interested solely in accumulating wealth, and aggrandising themselves.
As engineers, soldiers, friends of art, and patrons of agriculture, they were indefatigable in their work of aggrandising the country.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "aggrandising" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
