μεγαλύνω
Alt. μεγα^λύ_νω,
Etym. only in pres. and imperf.
Etym. μέγας
I. "to make great or powerful, to exalt, strengthen", Thuc.:— Pass., μεγαλύνεσθαι ἔκ τινος "to gain great glory" from.., Xen.
II. "to make great by word, to extol, magnify", Eur., Thuc., etc.:—Mid. "to boast oneself", Aesch., Xen.
2. "to aggravate" a crime, Thuc.