• Aggrandizement

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From French agrandissement, from agrandir.

    Full definition of aggrandizement

    Noun

    aggrandizement

    (plural aggrandizements)
    1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.The emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
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