aggrandize -- Jack

ag·gran·dize (-grndz, grn-) tr.v. ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing, ag·gran·diz·es 1. To increase the scope of; extend. 2. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation. 3. To make appear greater; exaggerate: aggrandize one argument while belittling another. [French agrandir, agrandiss-, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + grandir, to grow larger (from Latin grandre, from grandis, large).] ag·grandize·ment (-grndz-mnt, -dz-) n. ag·grandizer n.

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Jack's not one for malarky, so he doesn't like self-aggrandizing speeches.