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aggrandizement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggrandisement, elevation |
| Type of | increase, step-up |
| Has types | ego trip, self-aggrandisement, self-aggrandizement |
| Derivation | aggrandize |
the aggrandizement of the king.
Examples of aggrandizement
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Almost any political act on his part can be interpreted as self-aggrandizement.
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O'Hair's estimate is part of a long tradition of Atheist self-aggrandizement.
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How does he expect us to take this pattern of aggrandizement as simple misstatement?
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The Soviets are aghast but helpless over the aggrandizement of the rival superpower.
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He balances aggression and aggrandizement, intelligence and affability.
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Much has been written about Mr. Obama's penchant for self-aggrandizement.
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Both are private, low-profile people, not given to self-aggrandizement.
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In an age of aggrandizement, Feeney showed that humble hearts still beat.
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Neither was quite happy in the usual mold of puritanical work and social aggrandizement.
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- The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
- (aggrandize) embroider: add details to
- The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement
- (aggrandize) To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as; To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc; To make appear great or greater; to exalt; To increase or become great
- (aggrandize) (v) - to inflate; to promote
- (noun) increase in wealth or power: His critics say he is only interested in his own aggrandizement.
