aggrandize vs blow up

aggrandize and blow up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aggrandize	No	No	Yes	No
blow up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, aggrandize and blow up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of aggrandize include aggrandise, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad.

aggrandize (verb)	blow up (verb)
add details to	make large
	exaggerate or make bigger
	to swell or cause to enlarge
	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
	fill with gas or air
	burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
	add details to
	get very angry and fly into a rage