aggrandizement
an 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.
Origin of aggrandizement
1- Also especially British, ag·gran·dise·ment .
Words Nearby aggrandizement
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How to use aggrandizement in a sentence
He sought self-aggrandizement, and was extremely fond of killing.
Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer | James A. Warren | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe took a drubbing, fielding accusations of self-aggrandizement from the financial press and fans alike.
Self-aggrandizement via letting others depend on you can be a poor substitute for a sense of your own accomplishments.
The aggrandizement of one tends to excite a combination, or at least the wishes of many, to reduce him to the common level.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonNapoleon had opened to him at Tilsit a dazzling vista of territorial aggrandizement.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
Rome had been too occupied with politics and aggrandizement ever to become cultured.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshThey talked of the covetousness and want of scruple of the Knights, of their passion for aggrandizement and their rapacity.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterHence, in the order of Providence, the dream of Charlemagne as to unbounded military aggrandizement could not be realized.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
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