the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family
ag·gran·dize·ment in BRIT, also use aggrandisement disapproval If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves. It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement. see also self-aggrandizement. when a person or country tries to increase their power or importance - used to show disapproval (agrandissement, from agrandir, from grandir )
{i} making larger, making more powerful; act of increasing in power, act of increasing in wealth (also aggrandisement)
self-aggrandizement in BRIT, also use self-aggrandisement disapproval If you say that someone is guilty of self-aggrandizement, you mean that they do certain things in order to make themselves more powerful, wealthy, or important. He was interested in service, not self-aggrandisement