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Aggrandizement

//əˈɡrændɪzmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement. countable, uncountable

    "The emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family."

  2. 2
    the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something wordnet

Etymology

From French agrandissement, from agrandir; equivalent to aggrandize + -ment.

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