ALL meanings of aggrandizement
ag·gran·dize·ment
A a - uncountable noun aggrandizement If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves. 3
- noun aggrandizement The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement. 1
- noun aggrandizement making greater or bigger 1
- noun aggrandizement an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity: aggrandizement of mercantile trade in the early colonies. 1
- noun aggrandizement the act of making something appear greater than is actually warranted by the facts: Some saw it as ego aggrandizement. 1
- noun aggrandizement expansion of power, wealth, rank, or honor: The department was used for the aggrandizement of its leaders. 1