"aggrandizable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From aggrandize + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aggrandize|able}} aggrandize + -able Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} aggrandizable
  1. (very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable. Tags: rare
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          "ref": "1958, Muhammad Sardar Khan Baluch, History of Baluch Race and Baluchistan, Process Pakistan, page 50",
          "text": "The supremacy of the various dynasties over the country depicts more of an aggrandizable character than of a permanent settlement."
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          "ref": "2004, Bruce Weber, “Ideas & Trends; It's All About Me, Especially the Ugly Parts”, in The New York Times, 2004 January 18 edition, section 4, page 12",
          "text": "Especially now, in a culture that rewards self-aggrandizement (I mean, please, Donald Trump is still a celebrity?) to such a warped degree that some people find even their most grotesquely squalid distinctions aggrandizable."
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          "text": "The G.S’ aggrandizable velocity is big when Tc is relative^([sic]) low. But the G.S’ aggrandizable velocity is lower with Tc’s ascend.^([sic])",
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