aggrandizement

2 definitions found

aggrandizement - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aggrandizement \Ag*gran"dize*ment\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.
     agrandissement.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement;
          promotion; preferment.
          [1913 Webster]

aggrandizement - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aggrandizement
      n 1: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or
           scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his
           elevation to cardinal" [syn: aggrandizement,
           aggrandisement, elevation]