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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Syn: Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aggrandizement n : the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something [syn: {aggrandisement}, {elevation}]
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