Aggrandizement
[ə'ɡrændɪzmənt]
Definition
(noun.) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; 'the aggrandizement of the king'; 'his elevation to cardinal'.
Typed by Benjamin--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Checker: Lola
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Exaltation, elevation, promotion, advancement, preferment.
Typist: Ruth
Examples
- Instead, it put at the disposal of a class the means to secure their old ends of aggrandizement at the expense of another class. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Power therefore was the aim of all his endeavours; aggrandizement the mark at which he for ever shot. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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