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[ uh-gran-diz-muhnt ] / əˈgræn dɪz mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aggrandizement ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity: aggrandizement of mercantile trade in the early colonies. the act of making something appear greater than is actually warranted by the facts: Some saw it as ego aggrandizement. expansion of power, wealth, rank, or honor: The department was used for the aggrandizement of its leaders. Also especially British, ag·gran·dise·ment . Origin of aggrandizement1655–1665; aggrandize + -ment, influenced by French agrandissement, aggrandissement Words nearby aggrandizementagglutinogen, agglutinophilic, agglutogen, aggrade, aggrandize, aggrandizement, aggravate, aggravated, aggravated trespass, aggravating, aggravation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aggrandizementExecutive aggrandizement, the fourth threat, is the one that has really been engaged in pretty equally by both parties since FDR. RBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisis|Ezra Klein|September 25, 2020|Vox And where, Sir, in this career of aggrandizement, will you stop? Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20)|Charles Sumner If the aim was the aggrandizement of France, that might have been attained without the Revolution and without the Empire. War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy It was his able statesmanship which made and executed the ambitious plans for the aggrandizement of the city. Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll
It led to great standing armies and a desire of aggrandizement. Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord But it soon rallied, and the process of aggrandizement was renewed. The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley
Words related to aggrandizementennoblement, tribute, elevation, glorification, amplification, multiplication, escalation, swell, rise, upsurge, upturn, enlargement, growth, augmentation, buildup, boost, raise, praising, augment, upswing |