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self-ag⋅gran⋅dize⋅ment

  [self-uh-gran-diz-muhnt, self-]
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–noun
increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
Origin:
1790–1800

Related forms:
self-ag⋅gran⋅diz⋅ing  [self-uh-gran-dahy-zing] , adjective
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self-ag·gran·dize·ment   (sělf'ə-grān'dĭz-mənt)
n.  The act or practice of enhancing or exaggerating one's own importance, power, or reputation.
self'-ag·gran'diz'ing (-ə-grān'dī'zĭng) adj.
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Self-aggrandizement

Self`-ag*gran"dize*ment\, n. The aggrandizement of one's self.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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