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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See <er>Agglutinative</er>, 2.</def>

<h1>Agglutinative</h1> <Xpage=31>

<hw>Ag*glu"ti*na*tive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agglutinatif</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.</def>

<blockquote>In <b>agglutinative</b> languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds. <i>R. Morris.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Cf. <b>man</b>-<b>kind</b>, <b>heir</b>-<b>loom</b>, <b>war</b>-<b>like</b>, which are <b>agglutinative</b> compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are <b>agglutinative</b> languages. <i>R. Morris.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Agglutinative</b> languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. <i>Max M\'81ller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Aggrace</h1> <Xpage=31>

<hw>Ag*grace"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grace</ets>: cf. It. <ets>aggraziare</ets>, LL. <ets>aggratiare</ets>. See <er>Grace</er>.]</ety> <def>To favor; to grace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "That knight so much <i>aggraced</i>."

<i>Spenser.</i>

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<h1>Aggrace</h1> <Xpage=32>

<hw>Ag*grace"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Grace; favor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Aggrandizable</h1> <Xpage=32>

<hw>Ag"gran*di"za*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being aggrandized.</def>

<h1>Aggrandization</h1> <Xpage=32>

<hw>Ag*gran`di*za"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Aggrandizement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Waterhouse.</i>

<h1>Aggrandize</h1> <Xpage=32>

<hw>Ag"gran*dize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Aggrandized</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Aggrandizing</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>agrandir</ets>; <ets>\'85</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>grandir</ets> to increase, L. <ets>grandire</ets>, fr. <ets>grandis</ets> great. See <er>Grand</er>, and cf. <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make great; to enlarge; to increase; <as>as, to <ex>aggrandize</ex> our conceptions, authority, distress</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.</def>

<blockquote>His scheme for <b>aggrandizing</b> his son. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To make appear great or greater; to exalt.</def>

<i>Lamb.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- To augment; exalt; promote; advance.</syn>

<h1>Aggrandize</h1> <Xpage=32>

<hw>Ag"gran*dize</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To increase or become great.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>