aggrandize

1. V-T To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive. 吹捧; 夸大(某人的财富、权势或重要性等); 夸大(建筑物的外表使其更加壮观)[表不满]

At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself. 吃饭时我父亲总是不停地夸耀和吹嘘自己。

...plans to aggrandize the building. ...使建筑物更加壮观的计划。