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Webster 1913 Edition
Aggrandizement
Ag-gran′dize-ment
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[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
Syn. – Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aggrandizement
AGGRAND'IZEMENT
,Noun.
The Emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
Definition 2024
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
English
Alternative forms
- aggrandisement (UK)
Noun
aggrandizement (plural aggrandizements)
- The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
- The emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
Synonyms
Translations
the act of aggrandizing
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