Aggrandizement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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